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There have been stories that soon, TVs will come with a built-in mobile chip, or will try to connect to open wifi networks even if you don't configure them to.
by gpvos 5y ago
There have been stories that soon, TVs will come with a built-in mobile chip, or will try to connect to open wifi networks even if you don't configure them to. I don't know how much truth is in those stories, but I wouldn't put it past the TV manufacturers to do so.
- Scoundreller 5y agoThey don’t even need to do that. Just contract with local TV networks to send data over their OTA TV streams that gets routed to the TV’s CPU instead of video decoder.
- jqpabc123 5y ago??? Routing data to the CPU wouldn't make much difference without a network connection to transmit the data back to central collection point.
- Scoundreller 5y agoThe endpoint is to deliver new and targeted ads. And firmware updates. Tracking won’t work without a phone home though. But that’s a solved problem. We’ve been delivering ads for a while without 100% knowing which are watched.