cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/technologie@jlai.lu/p/2314370/ads-and-tracking-infiltrated-tvs

Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that [...] one recommendation [...] is to use a computer monitor. But in recent years, monitors have become more capable of pushing ads and tracking users.

Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that [...] one recommendation [...] is to use a computer monitor. But in recent years, monitors have become more capable of pushing ads and tracking users.

Monitor vendors are playing with fire.