Amazon requires services on Fire TV to give it 30% of ad impressions or revenue

Post by katbyte » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 7:21 PM UTC

drdaeman wrote: post #125

LargeTomato wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in the Google ecosystem but I agree with the sentiment. Apple has no financial incentive to collect my data. Since they've begun differentiating themselves through their emphasis on privacy I think they have a financial incentive to protect my privacy.

> Apple has no financial incentive to collect my data They simply understand most of your data isn't worth anything, it's a liability rather than an asset. They know it'd be a waste of energy and customer relations to peek into most of it, so they don't bother. They collect what they can readily use (such as your purchase history - they're pretty open about it), and don't care about the rest (spying on your conversat…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 7:24 PM UTC

notatoad wrote: post #147

Liquix wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Plex Inc. is not a good company. They are eager to collect and sell your data to advertisers. Jellyfin is a great alternative. Plex may share Collected Information as expressly set forth in this Privacy Policy, including the following limited situations: [...] With third parties to improve and deliver advertising to you on our behalf. Plex may also use third-party advertising companies to serve ads, which may, direct…

where "my data" means a record of the shows i watch. i'm okay with that. the shows i watch don't need to be a secret. i want advertisers to know what i watch, so more of that sort of TV gets made. If Plex can make money off this information, and give me a good service in exchange for that, it seems like an arrangement that benefits us both. what's the problem?

Post by michaelmior » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 7:26 PM UTC

Arrath wrote: post #55

michaelmior wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AFAIK, Google TV isn't.

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00279895 Maybe there's a difference between Google TV and an Android TV, but my partner's dad can't buy/rent stuff on Prime Video through his tv, he has to use another device and then can watch it on his tv. He finds it very irksome, to say the least. My understanding is that this came around by Google insisting on the 30% cut of purchases made in the Prime Video app…

Post by michaelmrose » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 7:32 PM UTC

mcpackieh wrote: post #115

michaelmrose wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is meant is that services explicitly short change Linux users by restricting resolution based on client in a fashion that isn't trivially circumvented by fudging the user agent. For instance a given content may be available in glorious 4K only via an app on a TV, 1080p via a windows or mac machine, and dogshit 720p that actually manages to look worse than old SD on Linux. This is basically true of every service…

I've heard the others are as you say, but Youtube delivers 4k to me on Linux, in Firefox or mpv.

Post by petecooper » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 7:34 PM UTC

intelVISA wrote: post #56

nikodunk wrote: post #4

I have 7 HDMI slots on my TV, ready for Peacock Stick, Hulu Disney Plus stick, Netflix Stick, Paramount Plus stick, Max Hub etc etc Not more than seven though mmmkay?

You'd probably DoS your router if they're all on concurrently due to all the data exfiltration they're performing.