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  • lemmylommy@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldYour TV Is Spying On You
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    16 days ago

    You probably can use your tv without it using you, or probably not.

    I, too, use pihole. But it does not prevent your data from leaking 100% and never will. And it’s easily circumvented by using other DNS servers or even by connecting to hardcoded IPs. I dont know specifically about TVs, but some manufacturers do that.

    The only way to make sure that TV can never spy is to never connect it to the internet.



  • lemmylommy@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldAds on YouTube
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    17 days ago

    I despise ads because they steal time, and their very existence is an insult to the people that are exposed to them. All ads tell me is „your time is worth very little and we believe you are easily manipulated“.

    Based on average ad length and cost on YouTube, ChatGPT has calculated that advertisers pay about $9 per hour of ads. While that seems a bit high to me, it is plausible. My time is worth more than that.

    Yes, I do pay for YouTube premium. Though in a cheaper country, because the normal price is excessive imho.