Comment on LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Oh, the same company that screenshots your content even if you use it as a dumb display? Who could’ve predicted this!
rumba@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I read somewhere Samsung does it too. Not surprised at all if they all do it, along wiht the streaming sticks.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I mean considering that broadcasters have been viewing our watching habits ever since the inception of TV this is really no different.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Those viewing stats were the result of polling and maybe some heuristics, but it’s not possible to measure how many receiving stations are tuned to a TV or radio frequency
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
You’ve obviously never heard of the Nelson rating system. They very much insult boxes on top of people’s TVs that were known as Nelson family’s to actually watch their viewing habits and track it. And then they were able to estimate based on the number of TVs sold in that area what was being viewed.
rumba@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
For some, yeah. But with the way things are running in politics, we’re 6 inches away from Sony demanding to see our viewing logs to make sure we’re not pirating.
Today’s data collection is tomorrow’s felony conviction.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I mean, sony has already installed rootkits under the pretense of DRM. Back in 2005