▲ 518 ▼ 'Whoever came up with this is a massive idiot': LG's gaming monitors and TVs are facing a user revolt (www.techradar.com) submitted 1 month ago by Tablaste@linux.community to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments ...due to seemingly installing adware on PCs and telling you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI features, to comply with 'wiretapping' laws
[–] OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works 72 points 1 month ago (4 children) “Please allow ads on this site. Click OK to learn more.” permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 89 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Here's the Gamers Nexus report. TechRadar is a shitty content mill that, in this case, basically just half-asses a summary of the GN video, embeds a few Reddit comments, and calls it macaroni journalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] helo1@piefed.world 28 points 1 month ago Thanks Steve! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Super short version for those who don’t want to fight the site, some lg monitors install upsettingly comprehensive spyware onto your computer. Some lg tvs, years after purchase and with no warning, do the same thing to themselves. Like sleeper agents. And I’m not talking “monitor the images” spyware, I’m talking “listen in on your every word and send the transcript to lg” level spyware. “We have clauses around wiretapping wormed into the user agreement” level spying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago This shit and flock is more what the explosion of data centers is about than LLMs having more power permalink fedilink source parent [–] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago* (1 child) 🤣 RIP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 month ago Nah, fuck Chuck. He was a hateful piece of shit, and the world is better off without him in it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rothe@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago They are not even asking though. They just install it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 89 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Here's the Gamers Nexus report. TechRadar is a shitty content mill that, in this case, basically just half-asses a summary of the GN video, embeds a few Reddit comments, and calls it macaroni journalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] helo1@piefed.world 28 points 1 month ago Thanks Steve! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Super short version for those who don’t want to fight the site, some lg monitors install upsettingly comprehensive spyware onto your computer. Some lg tvs, years after purchase and with no warning, do the same thing to themselves. Like sleeper agents. And I’m not talking “monitor the images” spyware, I’m talking “listen in on your every word and send the transcript to lg” level spyware. “We have clauses around wiretapping wormed into the user agreement” level spying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago This shit and flock is more what the explosion of data centers is about than LLMs having more power permalink fedilink source parent
[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago This shit and flock is more what the explosion of data centers is about than LLMs having more power permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago* (1 child) 🤣 RIP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 month ago Nah, fuck Chuck. He was a hateful piece of shit, and the world is better off without him in it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 month ago Nah, fuck Chuck. He was a hateful piece of shit, and the world is better off without him in it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rothe@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago They are not even asking though. They just install it. permalink fedilink source parent