I just saw a headline about Ford patenting a system to eavesdrop on passengers conversations to serve them related ads. If I had patented that before, could I stop it from being used?

  • foggy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This oddly reminds me that the original patent for the chainsaw was for aiding childbirth.

    I’ll let anyone curious enough google that.