sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoArsTechnica: Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkArsTechnica: Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.arstechnica.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareScratch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoOr, as is the case with my Samsung monitor, they have Bluetooth always on. Conjecture: This, I believe, is so it can find and talk to other Samsung devices that ARE connected to the internet and phone home.
minus-squareWhostosay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoIt’s really just an impossible level of shitty. No LG or Samsung for me
minus-squareptsdstillinmymind@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYeah, wtf a monitor doesn’t need Bluetooth or a wifi connection. I’m good I’ll stick to the non brand names.
Or, as is the case with my Samsung monitor, they have Bluetooth always on.
Conjecture: This, I believe, is so it can find and talk to other Samsung devices that ARE connected to the internet and phone home.
It’s really just an impossible level of shitty. No LG or Samsung for me
Yeah, wtf a monitor doesn’t need Bluetooth or a wifi connection. I’m good I’ll stick to the non brand names.