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> The only way to stop this is with regulation This is a controversial point, but a salient one. If EVERY manufacturer makes a smart TV, then there are no lon
by sbf501 4y ago
> The only way to stop this is with regulation
This is a controversial point, but a salient one.
If EVERY manufacturer makes a smart TV, then there are no longer dumb TVs. It is collusion of a sort, not a monopoly. One could argue: just don't buy a TV, but there is some weird kind of inertia behind the purchasing of a TV that is immune to that claim. It is not essential to own one, but it shouldn't have to be a surveillance device. I expect the EU to address this long before the USA does, as the latter seems to be struggling with its politics doing even basic things for its people.
- adventured 4y ago
- LordDragonfang 4y agoProviding just enough aid to sustain a resource-draining proxy war against one of the US's geopolitical rivals while Europe pays for it in trade, food, and energy prices is an interesting take on "keeping Europe safe". Setting aside the morality of the war, (Russia is clearly in the wrong) the current state of affairs in Europe is much better for the US's geopolitical interests than it is for the EU's.