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Am I the only one here that read the part where you can absolutely disable this? I don't understand the performative outrage. The TV has an ad-supported screen saver, which they claim is used to support free streaming content. You can disable the screen saver entirely. No, you cannot just disable the ads but keep the screen saver. What is the problem?

Meanwhile half the posters here work for Google or other ad-surveillance purveyors. I watched a short YouTube video today with half a dozen unskippable ads. If you had a hand in normalizing this then you can't claim to be upset by it.



>What is the problem?

Consent. The user didn’t consent to the feature, and now is expected to opt-OUT


Unlikely. Every Smart TV I've used requires you to agree to a EULA before any "smart" features are available.


I’d be surprised if you could even use a smart TV at all without agreeing to an EULA.


The GDPR really got that part right - for consumer-business contracts there is no consent if it wasn't freely given.


Hey sorry I broke into your home and ate your food but hey it's ok if you ask me nicely I promise I won't do it again. Won't give up they key though. And might change my mind about that promise in the future. Wait what are you mad for?




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