return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoLG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down14
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minus-squareSeaguy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·23 hours agoSurprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
minus-squareBlue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·22 hours agoIt’s dark patterned to be opt-in
minus-squarehummingbird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·22 hours agoThat is called opt-out though.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours 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-down2·22 hours agoI didn’t read it to but probably mandatory otherwise you can not use the tv
minus-squaretgf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 hours 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.
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.