Senator Ted Cruz took to the Senate floor to propose a new bill regarding smart devices, and though the idea was on the spot, telling people that “American people want their air fryer spying on them” did not go that well.
The bill almost got unanimous support
According to Daily Caller, a Texas senator was on the Senate floor asking for support on the Informing Consumers about the Smart Devices Act requiring appliances to notify customers about the microphones and cameras they contained.
It was not a unanimous decision
The bill did not reach unanimous support since GOP’s Senator Rand Paul opposed it.
Cruz’s passionate speech
Ted Cruz told the Senate, “Today, internet-connected smart devices are commonly used in American households, light bulbs, mirrors, air fryers, coffeemakers, trash cans, kitchen faucets, refrigerators, and more are all becoming quote unquote, smart. And we’re able to control them with our phones or voice commands.”
The number of smart devices is growing
Cruz continued, “It’s expected that in a few years, nearly 70% of American households, more than 80 million households, will own at least one smart home product,” and added that it was a good thing.
The question of privacy
However, with smart devices comes a question of privacy, and Cruz shared, “One of the potential trade-offs is our privacy. In Texas, we’ve become very aware of that cost.”
The Senator continued
Cruz further said, “The past few years, smart thermostats have allowed electric companies to control the temperature in your own home from afar in the name of conserving energy.”
Americans are not informed
Cruz added, “Furthermore, a lot of Americans don’t realize or expect that the growing number of smart household devices and appliances, have cameras on them, and microphones that can surreptitiously record families and transmit data.”
Cruz simplified the question of smart devices
The Texas Republican said, “In other words, when you’re buying a new refrigerator, you don’t expect your fridge to record you, or listen to you, or spy on you without your knowledge. And while some manufacturers have responsibly taken steps to more clearly label their products and to let consumers know they contain listening devices or cameras, others have not.”
The air fryer made things less serious
Cruz concluded, “I don’t think the American people want their air fryer spying on them. And at a minimum, they have a right to know if their air fryer is spying on them,” Cruz concluded. The speech lasted for over six minutes, and it came weeks after Marjorie Taylor Greene complained to the Twitter community that smart TV was spying on her.
Greene’s Smart TV problem
Greene tweeted, “Last night in my DC residence, the television turned on by itself, and the screen showed someone’s laptop trying to connect to the TV.”
It got weirder
Greene followed the tweet with an altered image of Barack Obama’s portrait to show the 44th president looking through binoculars, spying.
Things soon turned gloomy
People soon learned that a man reposted a Truth Social post from Trump containing what Trump claimed was Obama’s home address. The man wrote: “We got these losers surrounded! See you in hell, Podesta’s and Obama’s.” John Podesta is the former chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Democratic presidential campaign.
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