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.
How do they collect data or put ads I don’t think monitors connect to the Internet
LG monitor asking about ad tracking preferences
Submitted 1 year ago by 1984@lemmy.today to technology@lemmy.world
https://x.com/snwy_me/status/1847396175961641176/
Comments
Mwa@lemm.ee 1 year ago
MTK@lemmy.world 1 year ago
damn Telescreens
anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why is it on the network anyway?
nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 year ago
Seeing the word “smart” in a device description has become a warning flag.
rockhstrongo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Me the second I read this: FUCK. THAT. 😠
squid_slime@lemm.ee 1 year 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 1 year 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.
Emerald@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Louis Rossmann has LG as an anti-sponsor. He calls them out for their bullshit in some of his videos.
NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Smart Monitor is the same as a Smart TV, not surprised
barsquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
LG is on my total boycott list. Samsung, HP, LG.
1984@lemmy.today 1 year ago
I bought an HP printer and God damn it… Never, ever buy a hp printer, and specially if you run Linux.
0x0@programming.dev 1 year ago
Mwa@lemm.ee 1 year ago
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I have a HP printer that works perfectly fine on Linux. But it’s from 2015.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 year ago
Brother is the way to go
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Report it as a bug. No matter if it was on purpose, a TV displaying ads is malfunctioning.
folekaule@lemmy.world 1 year 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.
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
The warning icon should be a purple monkey.
tempest@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
You know I’ve not seen a bonzibuddy in a long long time.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 year 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.
Aeri@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why on earth have you let your monitor access the internet
barsquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why on earth buy a “smart” monitor. It is a computer. There is a smart device attached by definition.
Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 year ago
[deleted]Emerald@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Do they make thunderbolt cables that support only video, but not network access?
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
That’s fucked up…
SouthFresh@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
So now we just need a MAC filter with a wild card at the firewall?
No more LG products in this house.
Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
This just makes me think of every thread complaining about smart tvs and every comment saying “just buy a monitor!”
0x0@programming.dev 1 year ago
Or projector.
1984@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Indeed…
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 year 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.
russjr08@bitforged.space 1 year 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 1 year ago
Does Mac OS automatically allow random connected devices outbound traffic to any?
eleitl@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Does Mac OS automatically allow random connected devices outbound traffic to any?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Welcome back from the coma, I’m glad you made it through. We have Thunderbolt and USB-C now.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Unfortunately we are not living in the age of CRT monitors being connected over D-Sub anymore.
leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
That’s tragic, LG monitors used to be great.
Cypher@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year 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.
grue@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year ago
Why not all 3?
Fishytricks@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Exactly all 3!
Wahots@pawb.social 1 year ago
Haha, that’s almost impressive. But no, I will not be buying an LG monitor now.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year 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 1 year ago
I would call legal and IT. It’s outside the scope of my role to accept contacts on behalf of the company.
Entropywins@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Full page ads on the monitor for you with love from IT.
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
IT Herr, Plesse don’t involve us… We don’t want to to deal with this bs either
linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 year 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.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nope.
Back in the box and straight back to the store.
ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 1 year 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 1 year ago
They can’t if it’s never connected to the internet.
magic_sk@lemmy.ml 1 year 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.
actually@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wtf??! Wow
tabular@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Later or Agree
No option to “Disagree”A rapist mentality.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
As with all these services, the “disagree” option is “stop using our devices and services”
oatscoop@midwest.social 1 year ago
I bought an LG microwave a few months ago to replace a dead 10 year old Sharp. My favorite “features”:
- The sticker on the door stating that by using the microwave I agree to LG’s TOS.
- The single 4 minutes and 30 seconds of use I got out of it before the magnetron broke.
When I returned it they customer service person asked if I wanted it serviced under warranty – hilarious. Bought a Panasonic instead.
tabular@lemmy.world 1 year 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.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I wonder how things would go if they made you agree to the terms before being allowed to purchase it.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year ago
Why? What made you go from favorite monitors to “eat shit”?
garretble@lemmy.world 1 year 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.
pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Both HDMI and DisplayPort feature USB/Ethernet data link capabilities, and obviously USB-C does as well.
AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah but what functionality does it provide to the monitor?
yesman@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I suspect that this is a smart TV being used as a monitor.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It says “Smart Monitor” right there in the screenshot.
cron@feddit.org 1 year 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 1 year ago
Wow, this is useless!
Seriously, who the hell use Netflix on a monitor when you have a literal pc that is way better.
1984@lemmy.today 1 year 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…
linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 year 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
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Yeah it’s odd, maybe the monitor has a sort of usb-c -over-displayport ethernet adapter ?
0x0@programming.dev 1 year ago
I see sceptre recommended as a provided of dumb devices, although they also have smart ones.