Hazards of camouflage

from here (image source)

While not being seen has some obvious advantages if you're up to something people would disapprove of, it can also backfire if you're not careful. For example, how could the Invisible Man cross the street without getting run over?

As for the example above, it turns out that outfit was knitted, and it's part of a collection of knitted camouflage.

It seed too much

found on Reddit

On the one hand it's refreshing to see people concerned about their privacy, but on the other hand it's disheartening to see such profound lapses in critical thinking leading people to worry about all the wrong things.

They'd have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for that meddling kid

from here

I'd love to hear more about the pint-sized prodigy who found threats that adults had missed but I understand why that kind of information shouldn't be made public.

Gone Phishing tote bag

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I thought this was a clever design. I imagine people asking questions about it, and those questions could be learning opportunities.

It would be smarter to avoid this situation entirely

from here and here (image and article source)

Thankfully this is just a proof of concept (for now), but it provides a visceral demonstration of the problems in adopting IoT technology. Thankfully I'm not a coffee drinker, but I imagine there are a lot of people out there who would get chills at the thought of this scenario.

No, Mr. Bond, I expect privacy to die

found on Funny Junk

I'm not familiar enough with this game to know if the image has been altered, but the resemblance certainly is amazing. Uncanny, even.

Letting Amazon record your comings and goings

from here and here (image source one, two, and three)

Letting a Ring camera fly around inside your home is pretty invasive, much more so than just having a camera at your front door, and it makes one wonder what's next?

(I know the last image isn't actually of a butt plug with a camera in it, but it certainly looks like it could be that)

When they say they're keeping you for observation

found on Acid Cow

I certainly hope this wasn't billed as a private room, because it seems like anything butt.

What could possibly go wrong?

from here and here

I imagine Alexei Navalny would advise against accepting vaccines from these particular strangers.

Never mind the fact that "free" is often used to lure in unsuspecting victims for all sorts of scams and  the fact that a vaccine for something no one else has a vaccine for yet meets the criteria for too good to be true. This is a nation that has a reputation for poisoning people.

Rachel Ray Show: Self-Defense Lessons with a Former CIA Agent

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The flashlight idea is probably pretty obvious, but the other 2 techniques are definitely getting filed away in my memory for future reference.