I think I read that Roku does this as well, and it does cause a lot of strange traffic on our network, which is why I want to get rid of our Roku. I'm considering replacing it with an Apple TV when a new version hits the streets.
Samsung TVs May Upload Screenshots for Automatic Content Recognition
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#32People like subsidized stuff. People who subsidize things like to do it only when they are paid more than the subsidies they give and they are paid based on who they subsidize because the people who are paying the subsidizers must go to the subsidized people and take their money for the subsidies.
It's a rock-solid business model with a requirement to know your customers, it's not going away unless a better alternative is invented.
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#33How did we go from a country that made it a crime to share video rental records to one where everything you watch is constantly monitored and monetized?
Ads, baby. Everything you do online is for sale.
The Internet needs to be better than being almost entirely propped up by the advertising industry.
Surely even they know their day will come.
It will, won't it?
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#34If only there was good guy ISP service that would maintain blocking list for these and all tracking tools so that even clueless people are safe.
They would be sued to hell as the role of an isp is not to be a regulator of what a company can and can not do.
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#35How did we go from a country that made it a crime to share video rental records to one where everything you watch is constantly monitored and monetized?
It was the common man who shared video rentals yesterday, while it's businesses who monitor and monetize today. Just wait until you see how white collar crime is punished compared to street crimes!
Let me guess. Mostly ignored.
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#36Few reasons why I prefer dumb TVs, just a flat LED panel: 1. You have control over bullshit like this 2. You can make them smart by attaching the external box 3. You don't have to throw the TV because your Software is now old, just change the box. 4. There's new format which requires hardware support (av1 is coming), change the box. 5. Want to add new hardware? Upgrade the box.
Exactly the same list of reasons why manufacturers now only want to sell you smart TVs, and dumb panels are so hard to find.
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#37I run pi-hole and have a Samsung smart TV. How do I know that the Samsung DNS servers are being blocked? What prevents Samsung from registering new meaningless-sounding DNS names and continually pushing out TV software updates peddling “Security and bugfix” release notes?
Forget the Pi-hole, just don’t connect your TV to the internet. I have yet to see a smart-tv which work well enough and fast enough to be of any use anyway.
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#38Stuff like this is the reason I don’t connect smart TVs to the internet. If I need web content on the TV, I can connect my laptop with HDMI. The TV should be no more than a display and speakers with a tuner.
To each their own - 100% of the content I consume is Netflix or YouTube. For me a non-smart tv is useless unless I hook up something smart to it.
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#39If only there was good guy ISP service that would maintain blocking list for these and all tracking tools so that even clueless people are safe.
They would be sued to hell as the role of an isp is not to be a regulator of what a company can and can not do.
It could be sold as security feature for additional $1 per year.
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#40Washington Post had an article about this here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/18/you-wat... it was also discussed on HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21657930