Comment on LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions

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• TheRealKuni@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I have an LG TV. Absolutely love it.

  However, it’s not connected to the internet so it doesn’t do any of this shit. It’s just a really nice dumb TV that has the potential to spy on me if I ever gave it a chance to be smart, and I still get to take advantage of the various picture improvements that come from having the processing power of a smart TV.

  Just need something else to do streaming if that’s what you want. Like an Apple TV, nVidia Shield, Roku, or game console. Some of those will also advertise to you, but I’ve had good experience with my Apple TV.

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  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I wouldnt be surprised if it randomly connects to unsecured wifi networks to still send the spy data.

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    • Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Always asume the worst with any (tech) product and any major company, and a lot of times you will be proven right later.

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      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        With technology and politics, always assume the worst.

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    • TheRealKuni@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Maybe. If they’re following the rules they need you to agree to their privacy policies, and to do that you have to connect to the internet. I know from the time I did have it connected (before they rolled all this shit out) that they would let you use the TV without those policies accepted. They would just bother you about it constantly. Since I factory reset and didn’t let it connect, it hasn’t asked.

      But that’s assuming they follow the rules. I’m not knowledgeable enough to find out if they’re doing this or not.

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      • max_dryzen@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        IF YOU DIDN’T PHONE HOME I WOULDN’T NEED A PRIVACY POLICY

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    • MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      It does have Bluetooth on and you can’t turn it off . But the wifi setting can be turned off

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