Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square347fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down17
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minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoWell then I guess I make the room a giant faraday cage.
minus-squarejmf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoLike the other comment said, if you drive a car made after 2014, don’t bother. You drive a rolling tracking beacon regardless of what you do with your smart devices…
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoTracking/privacy and ads are related, but separate issues. Cars might track where you are going, but they aren’t showing ads (yet).
minus-squarejmf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoLook up Stellantis pop up ads, then look how many brands Stellantis owns… Truly dystopian.
Well then I guess I make the room a giant faraday cage.
Like the other comment said, if you drive a car made after 2014, don’t bother. You drive a rolling tracking beacon regardless of what you do with your smart devices…
Tracking/privacy and ads are related, but separate issues. Cars might track where you are going, but they aren’t showing ads (yet).
Look up Stellantis pop up ads, then look how many brands Stellantis owns… Truly dystopian.
Oh, yes they are…