Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
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TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.
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I have a google tv, and the “Basic Mode” when you set it up or the “Apps only mode” both are a lot better than the overstimulation nightmare that is most smart TVs (and a google TV with normal settings)

@BroBot9000@lemmy.world
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Still might want to monitor how many packets the tv sends back to Google and block them.

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Agreed, I should probably check that with my pi-hole.

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