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Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data

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Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
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> <URL:https://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tv-data-collection-advertisin
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> The text below is a quotation from the URL above:
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>>  If you want a 65-inch 4K smart TV with HDR capability, one can be
>>  purchased for below $500 - a price that may seem surprisingly low for
>>  such a massive piece of technology, nonetheless one that's likely to
>>  live in your home for years before you upgrade.
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>>  But that low price comes with a caveat most people probably don't
>>  realize: Some manufacturers collect data about users and sell that data
>>  to third parties. The data can include the types of shows you watch,
>>  which ads you watch, and your approximate location.

Sounds great to me. Buy the TV, don't give it a direct connection to
the internet, and you get it on the cheap. Although you probably also
get a borderline unusably slow and poorly designed software interface
as another approach to getting the cost down.

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[Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2019-01-14 19:09 +0000
  Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Batchman <batchman@dosville.foo> - 2019-01-14 20:56 +0000
  Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2019-01-14 21:38 +0000
    Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2019-01-14 22:01 +0000
      Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data joecool <joecool@this.is.invalid> - 2019-01-16 17:50 +0000
        Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-01-17 18:48 +0300
          Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-01-17 11:24 -0500
            Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-01-17 16:30 +0000
              Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-01-17 16:56 -0500
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2019-01-17 22:21 +0000
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-17 23:18 +0000
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2019-01-18 22:33 +0000
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-01-18 18:35 -0500
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-19 00:34 +0000
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-01-18 21:30 -0500
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2019-01-18 10:59 +1100
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-01-17 19:56 -0500
                Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-18 01:28 +0000
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            Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2019-01-25 16:43 +0000
              Re: [Link Posting] There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-01-25 17:31 +0000

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