Comment on The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 hours agoI hooked my computer up to the HDMI and have used that as my primary interface.
It’s not perfect, but it screens out 95% of bullshit
tyler@programming.dev 17 hours ago
That doesn’t, unless you’ve blocked your TV from network access, because they use ACR - Automated Content Recognition - that literally scans what is being displayed over your hdmi port and then sells it off to advertisers.
sketchyenchantment@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
I think you missed the part where the TV doesn’t have access to the network.
tyler@programming.dev 2 hours ago
And wait, no you’re thinking of a different thread. This thread mentioned no such thing.
tyler@programming.dev 2 hours ago
They can connect to open WiFi spots and just ignore the fact that you didn’t connect it.