An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.
People don’t like to think, they got used to being told what to do, look at the popularity of pre trained generative AI that has been selectively aligned.
I might be confused about something. I’m assuming “owners community” means people that bought smart tvs and kept them offline for privacy reasons. Those types are the sort of people who do think about those things.
The community is just a subreddit for the specific tv brand, but yes some do try to think. Most use them online and regret some firmware updates. I haven’t checked in a year tho so idk what they are talking about now.
So that’s why the owners community keep saying their TVs have a running out of memory issue…
I’ve never owned a smart tv. What did they think was happening before now? What data did they think was filling the storage?
People don’t like to think, they got used to being told what to do, look at the popularity of pre trained generative AI that has been selectively aligned.
I might be confused about something. I’m assuming “owners community” means people that bought smart tvs and kept them offline for privacy reasons. Those types are the sort of people who do think about those things.
The community is just a subreddit for the specific tv brand, but yes some do try to think. Most use them online and regret some firmware updates. I haven’t checked in a year tho so idk what they are talking about now.
I see. I thought owners community were people who wanted to actually own their smart tvs and bypassed that shit. Not a consumer subreddit.
Reddit has transitioned to Facebook with all the “regular” people joining