sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoArsTechnica: Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1135
arrow-up1135external-linkArsTechnica: Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.arstechnica.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareScratch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·13 hours agoOr, as is the case with my Samsung monitor, they have Bluetooth always on. Conjecture: This, I believe, is so it can find and talk to other Samsung devices that ARE connected to the internet and phone home.
minus-squareWhostosay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 hours agoIt’s really just an impossible level of shitty. No LG or Samsung for me
minus-squareptsdstillinmymind@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoYeah, wtf a monitor doesn’t need Bluetooth or a wifi connection. I’m good I’ll stick to the non brand names.
Or, as is the case with my Samsung monitor, they have Bluetooth always on.
Conjecture: This, I believe, is so it can find and talk to other Samsung devices that ARE connected to the internet and phone home.
It’s really just an impossible level of shitty. No LG or Samsung for me
Yeah, wtf a monitor doesn’t need Bluetooth or a wifi connection. I’m good I’ll stick to the non brand names.