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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is the inevitable path for nearly all proprietary smart devices. There’s a handful of manufacturers that will see privacy as a marketable feature, but most won’t be able to resist the sweet taste of data.

It’s a shame there are no “dumb” TVs left, except for expensive industrial options.

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The dumb ones last forever though. My parents are still running the tv my aunt deemed too big in 2008ish, which she must’ve been owning for a few years at that point.