return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down14
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minus-squareSeaguy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down2·2 days agoSurprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
minus-squarehummingbird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoThat is called opt-out though.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agocorrect! the opt-in is served to the user in the initial setup, hidden in the user agreement screens… and it takes 5 different steps to turn off
minus-squareFrettchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoI didn’t read it to but probably mandatory otherwise you can not use the tv
minus-squaretgf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoYou don’t have to opt in to anything. Even if you use the tv as a dumb disply with hdmi only it still spies on you.
minus-squareBrrdShrrmp@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoAnd then there are your neighbour’s tvs to still spy on you too.
Surprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
It’s dark patterned to be opt-in
That is called opt-out though.
correct! the opt-in is served to the user in the initial setup, hidden in the user agreement screens… and it takes 5 different steps to turn off
I didn’t read it to but probably mandatory otherwise you can not use the tv
You don’t have to opt in to anything. Even if you use the tv as a dumb disply with hdmi only it still spies on you.
And then there are your neighbour’s tvs to still spy on you too.