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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] bcoffy@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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)

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Still might want to monitor how many packets the tv sends back to Google and block them.

[–] bcoffy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Agreed, I should probably check that with my pi-hole.