It. Is. Never. Enough.
You paid hundreds of dollars for a new monitor, but it doesn’t matter. More ads, more profits.
I hate it.
Nope.
Back in the box and straight back to the store.
LG monitor asking about ad tracking preferences
Submitted 4 weeks ago by 1984@lemmy.today to technology@lemmy.world
https://x.com/snwy_me/status/1847396175961641176/
Comments
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
grue@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Returning is not enough. Boycotting is not enough. We need to be marching on the FTC and Congress with torches and pitchforks about this shit!
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Why not all 3?
Fishytricks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Exactly all 3!
Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
This just makes me think of every thread complaining about smart tvs and every comment saying “just buy a monitor!”
1984@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Indeed…
0x0@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
Or projector.
folekaule@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This needs to go viral and be posted in reviews for every monitor with this “feature”. Heck, make a convenient warning icon indicating “adware” for such reviews so I can scroll past them faster.
No way I’m risking buying a TV or monitor from LG after seeing this. It would go right back in the box to be returned.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Once it’s established as a way to make money, everyone will add it.
Don’t be surprised to see it added to the GPUs at the output level, just in case you think any screen manufacturers will hold out.
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
The warning icon should be a purple monkey.
tempest@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
You know I’ve not seen a bonzibuddy in a long long time.
garretble@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Wait, so the monitor has some sort of network capability?
I assume it’s full of streaming apps or something and they just also added this fun ad junk to it.
cron@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Generally, we (sadly) see smart monitors come up like smart TVs did ten years ago.
Some noteable features include streaming apps (netflix…) and wireless screen mirroring from phones.
Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Wow, this is useless!
Seriously, who the hell use Netflix on a monitor when you have a literal pc that is way better.
yesman@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I suspect that this is a smart TV being used as a monitor.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It says “Smart Monitor” right there in the screenshot.
pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Both HDMI and DisplayPort feature USB/Ethernet data link capabilities, and obviously USB-C does as well.
AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah but what functionality does it provide to the monitor?
1984@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Their TV does but I’m not sure how it works with monitors. Maybe it’s just hardcoded ads in their software. I don’t see how the monitor can have a network connection…
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Yeah it’s odd, maybe the monitor has a sort of usb-c -over-displayport ethernet adapter ?
linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ethernet over HDMI Ethernet over display port Ethernet via thunderbolt They could probably do something tricky with a driver and serial over HDMI
I don’t know about this one but several LG monitors actually have Wi-Fi built in.
Of course, If it was using Wi-Fi you could just not connect the Wi-Fi. But some manufacturers are getting smart and are able to use open networks to call home. You could open it up find the antenna and short it out directly to the ground plane
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
I would return that shit immediately. There is absolutely no use for smart functionality in a computer monitor. I would suspect it’s a TV sold as a monitor and will have the same issues as using a TV as a monitor.
suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
I would call legal and IT. It’s outside the scope of my role to accept contacts on behalf of the company.
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
IT Herr, Plesse don’t involve us… We don’t want to to deal with this bs either
linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
IT here, Yes, by all means involve me. I will buy a second monitor and plug it into a known box that is no business going anywhere. I will then block, at the network firewall level, any outbound traffic to anything that thing talks to. If it uses its own MAC address at the head end I will then collect and publish every connection that thing tries to make outside to a blacklist and provide it to the public.
Entropywins@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Full page ads on the monitor for you with love from IT.
squid_slime@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I was so pissed when I realised most of the feature on my smart monitor were disabled by disallowing network connection. especially when those features where present on my non smart monitor. Things like dual input so having two devices over HDMI / DPI display on separate portions of the screen was fine on my old lg ultra wide but on the new smart ultra wide it is disabled all because I won’t agree to they’re terms.
1984@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
This should be illegal. That functionality has nothing to do with accepting ads.
This is really upsetting to see them get away with this.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Some of my favourite monitors have been from LG but these days I get by just fine never buying any of their products and I will continue to do so. Eat shit, LG.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why? What made you go from favorite monitors to “eat shit”?
Aeri@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why on earth have you let your monitor access the internet
Xatolos@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
It’s hooked to a Mac, so most likely on Thunderbolt which would allow it internet access with the video feed. So it’s possible they didn’t have a choice. (This isn’t limited to Mac though)
SouthFresh@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
So now we just need a MAC filter with a wild card at the firewall?
No more LG products in this house.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That’s fucked up…
Emerald@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Do they make thunderbolt cables that support only video, but not network access?
barsquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why on earth buy a “smart” monitor. It is a computer. There is a smart device attached by definition.
leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 4 weeks ago
That’s tragic, LG monitors used to be great.
Cypher@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Honestly Korean brands are just not options anymore, between the ads from LG and Samsung, and the spying by Hyundai and Kia there’s simply no reason to buy their products.
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Don’t literally all car manufacturers spy on everyone all the time to an ungodly degree? Not saying it’s a good thing, but Kia and Hyundai aren’t different here.
nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 weeks ago
Seeing the word “smart” in a device description has become a warning flag.
Emerald@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Louis Rossmann has LG as an anti-sponsor. He calls them out for their bullshit in some of his videos.
Wahots@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Haha, that’s almost impressive. But no, I will not be buying an LG monitor now.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Report it as a bug. No matter if it was on purpose, a TV displaying ads is malfunctioning.
barsquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
LG is on my total boycott list. Samsung, HP, LG.
1984@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
I bought an HP printer and God damn it… Never, ever buy a hp printer, and specially if you run Linux.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 4 weeks ago
Brother is the way to go
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I have a HP printer that works perfectly fine on Linux. But it’s from 2015.
Mwa@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
0x0@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
anon_8675309@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why is it on the network anyway?
ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’ve kept mine disconnected from the internet. I worry eventually that they will force it to be online to be used.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 4 weeks ago
They can’t if it’s never connected to the internet.
Mwa@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
How do they collect data or put ads I don’t think monitors connect to the Internet
MTK@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
damn Telescreens
magic_sk@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Looks like it has smart functions, so same software as their TVs and you can actually just decline terms but some functions won’t be available. It’s not just one chcekbox so you can have some smart functions for some privacy. It’s one of the better solutions. Anyway without internet there cannot be any tracking or ads so as a monitor it has just fancier osd.
NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Smart Monitor is the same as a Smart TV, not surprised
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
A monitor is an output device. It cannot transmit or operate on a network. (inb4 ethernet over HDMI: There is no implementation of the spec in the wild).
If there’s any ad tracking, it would have to be in your display driver on the PC.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Welcome back from the coma, I’m glad you made it through. We have Thunderbolt and USB-C now.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Unfortunately we are not living in the age of CRT monitors being connected over D-Sub anymore.
russjr08@bitforged.space 4 weeks ago
(inb4 ethernet over HDMI: There is no implementation of the spec in the wild).
How about Thunderbolt? This looks like macOS, and while I’m not 100% sure if they utilize HDMI ports anymore, they certainly use Thunderbolt.
eleitl@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Does Mac OS automatically allow random connected devices outbound traffic to any?
eleitl@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Does Mac OS automatically allow random connected devices outbound traffic to any?
rockhstrongo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Me the second I read this: FUCK. THAT. 😠
actually@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Wtf??! Wow
0x0@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
tabular@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
A rapist mentality.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
As with all these services, the “disagree” option is “stop using our devices and services”
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wonder how things would go if they made you agree to the terms before being allowed to purchase it.
oatscoop@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
I bought an LG microwave a few months ago to replace a dead 10 year old Sharp. My favorite “features”:
When I returned it they customer service person asked if I wanted it serviced under warranty – hilarious. Bought a Panasonic instead.
tabular@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s our hardware so we should be able to select another provider or host our own. Not that I consider ad tracking a “service” unless you count ad-blockers.