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Anon buys a TV without researching (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

From what I have heard, this is not true for all brands. Some won't work without being connected. Shouldn't be legal, but here we are.

[–] MacAttak8@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes. I’ve heard some brands will search for nearby devices of the same brands that are already connected to the internet so that even if YOU didn’t connect the TV to WiFi, it still calls home/gets ads.