return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoLG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In)gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down16
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minus-squareSeaguy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57arrow-down4·21 days agoSurprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
minus-squareBlue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·21 days agoIt’s dark patterned to be opt-in
minus-squareloke@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up30·21 days 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-up17·21 days agoAnd the default button is ‘select all’
minus-squarehummingbird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·21 days agoThat is called opt-out though.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days 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-squareFrettchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·21 days agoI didn’t read it to but probably mandatory otherwise you can not use the tv
minus-squaretgf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 days 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-up9·edit-221 days agoAnd then there are your neighbour’s tvs to still spy on you too.
Surprise surprise… By default you’re opted-in. I dunno probably, I didn’t read the article.
It’s dark patterned to be opt-in
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 is called opt-out though.
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
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 neighbour’s tvs to still spy on you too.