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The level of absurdity here with respect to "miss[ing] out on other features" strains credulity.
Sadly, I'm including their TVs in this. I have one today, displaying the output of an Apple TV and not directly connected to the Internet because hah, no way, but I'll be shopping around when it comes time to replace it.
Pity. They make nice stuff. Not nice enough that I'm willing to tolerate their anti-customer shenanigans, but otherwise decent quality.
> Samsung also said that its fridges will only show contextualized ads, instead of personalized ads, which rely on collecting data on users. What is a contextualized ad?
This guarantees I'll never buy a Samsung appliance. If they're this willing to screw with their customers today, they'll do it again tomorrow. Sadly, I'm including their TVs in this. I have one today, displaying the output of an Apple TV and not directly connected to the Internet because hah, no way, but I'll be shopping around when it comes time to replace it. Pity. They make nice stuff. Not nice enough that I'm wil…
I control what devices in my house connect to the internet.
> Samsung also said that its fridges will only show contextualized ads, instead of personalized ads, which rely on collecting data on users. What is a contextualized ad?
> Samsung fridge owners can also opt to avoid the latest software update altogether. However, they would miss out on other features included in the software update, such as a UI refresh and the ability for the internal camera inside some fridges to identify more fruits and vegetables inside the fridge. The level of absurdity here with respect to "miss[ing] out on other features" strains credulity.
I don't know why I would connect a fridge to the Internet at all. Maybe there is a use case where you can get a picture of the contents of your fridge on your phone when you are out and about? Like you're at the grocery store and can't remember if you need to pick up milk or not?
> Samsung also said that its fridges will only show contextualized ads, instead of personalized ads, which rely on collecting data on users. What is a contextualized ad?
I know it's a trope, but this is the absolute textbook definition of enshittification.
Why is this the best business model we can collectively execute on? Whether it is AI, home cameras, or fridges it seems to just come back to, welp, lets slap an ad on it.
If it was legal to kill for money they would do that too. In some ways that already occurs.