jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down15
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarebcoffy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoI have a google tv, and the “Basic Mode” when you set it up or the “Apps only mode” both are a lot better than the overstimulation nightmare that is most smart TVs (and a google TV with normal settings)
minus-squareBroBot9000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoStill might want to monitor how many packets the tv sends back to Google and block them.
minus-squarebcoffy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoAgreed, I should probably check that with my pi-hole.
I have a google tv, and the “Basic Mode” when you set it up or the “Apps only mode” both are a lot better than the overstimulation nightmare that is most smart TVs (and a google TV with normal settings)
Still might want to monitor how many packets the tv sends back to Google and block them.
Agreed, I should probably check that with my pi-hole.