LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlights growing tensions in smart devices, where monetization often overrides user preferences.

It’s wild just how much they’re trying to shove AI down our throats.

  • smiletolerantly@awful.systemsEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Incredible. What a shit idea.

    Anyways, kids, remember: never let your smart devices talk to the internet. We actually love our LG OLED - it’s fantastic hardware. But it has not once, and never will, get the chance to phone home.

    • adO.Nis@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I reworked my entire home network. Going from an Asus router to an opnsense firewall, just to put the HP printer and the LG TV on a VLAN with absolutely no internet access.

      These two poor guys ping each other every day, in the hopes one of them gets a connection.

      • LaOroBob@suppo.fiEnglish
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        18 hours ago

        Sorry for that noob question: i do not grasp the idea of vlan fully: will i still be able to connect to devices in the locked down vlan (the tv, the printer) from the devices in the “normal”, open Wifi (like my phone streaming to said tv).

        Right now i have a gl-iNet router (brume 2) that uses adguard to block advertising sites (and also home phoning destinations of popular brands), but not sure if that does the trick already.

    • Sepix@feddit.orgEnglish
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      1 month ago

      But what do you use instead? The onboard apps work well and having two remotes always sucked.

        • BlackPenguins@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 month ago

          This is a fascinating article. As someone who has never owned an apple device in my life out of principle, this is actually making me consider one.

          • harmbugler@piefed.socialEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I have two AppleTVs and while they are great at what they do, I won’t buy another. The reason is that they are still locked down to what Apple allows you to do. Want to watch YouTube? Your only realistic option is Google’s app, complete with ads. If you connect a real computer to the TV, you have significantly more control over what’s going on, but you may lose some of the convenience of a dedicated TV device. Hopefully with things like the GabeCube, more Linux OSes will be dedicated to big screen TV use.