return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoLG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareSeaguy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 hours agoSurprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 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-squareBlue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 hours agoIt’s dark patterned to be opt-in
minus-squarehummingbird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 hours agoThat is called opt-out though.
minus-squareloke@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 hours agoIt’s opt in, but tge article explains that it’s nestled among a bunch of eulas that you have to click through, so unless you obsessively check which checkboxes don’t have to be checked, you’re going to find yourself opted in.
minus-squareelgordino@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 hours agoAnd the default button is ‘select all’
minus-squareFrettchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 hours agoI didn’t read it to but probably mandatory otherwise you can not use the tv
minus-squaretgf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 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.
minus-squareBrrdShrrmp@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 hours agoAnd then there are your neighbours’ tvs to still spy on you too.
Surprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
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
It’s dark patterned to be opt-in
That is called opt-out though.
It’s opt in, but tge article explains that it’s nestled among a bunch of eulas that you have to click through, so unless you obsessively check which checkboxes don’t have to be checked, you’re going to find yourself opted in.
And the default button is ‘select all’
That means it’s opt-out.
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.
And then there are your neighbours’ tvs to still spy on you too.