complete with some BS explanation
“For child safety!!!111”
Comment on LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days agoI find it highly likely that TVs cease to function without an internet connection, complete with some BS explanation about protecting your privacy or security.
xavier666@lemm.ee 2 days ago
pc486@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Broadcast TV is already going that way. ATSC 3 requires an internet connection to get decoding keys. For your protection, of course.
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
I can’t set my dryer to medium heat unless I do so with an app over the internet even though the controls exist to do it on the unit. I bought a window AC unit and the only remote control is an app - thankfully I was able to put that on a subnet with no internet gateway and it still works.
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Name them. Bosch does this with some functions too. I bought the model below and didn’t care about delayed start or whatever. I am not loading your app!
I swear we need to start some appliance hacking clubs or something to sidestep this crap.
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
It’s an LG dryer.
I’d have to go look up the window unit. Its almost certainly a white labeled OEM who’s advertised brand no longer exists, though.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
such things should be brought back to the store as defective
superkret@feddit.org 2 days ago
Why did you buy those devices?
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Neither mentioned a network connection was required. The AC unit didn’t mention it at all, and consumer reports mentioned the dryer had “smart features” and an app but never said basic controls were locked behind a network connection