greenbelt@lemy.lol to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 18 days agoI didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this settingwww.pocket-lint.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1342file-text
arrow-up1342external-linkI didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this settingwww.pocket-lint.comgreenbelt@lemy.lol to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square109fedilinkfile-text
Smart TVs with an internet connection: Lets grab screenshots and send them to cooperate analysis advertisement department.
minus-squareCat_Daddy [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days agoThe problem is “smart TVs with an Internet connection”. You can still buy non-connected TVs, but they’re hard to find.
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoall the “smart” features are garbage though. it’s not a privacy issue but that shit should just take in a video signal and display an image. anything smarter than closed captions probably makes the device worse.
minus-squareCat_Daddy [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days ago100% agree. I want a TV that’s just a TV. Getting harder to find those.
The problem is “smart TVs with an Internet connection”. You can still buy non-connected TVs, but they’re hard to find.
all the “smart” features are garbage though. it’s not a privacy issue but that shit should just take in a video signal and display an image. anything smarter than closed captions probably makes the device worse.
100% agree. I want a TV that’s just a TV. Getting harder to find those.