along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months agoAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.comalong_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months agomessage-square21linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareHarkMahlberg@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 months agoCheck this video from Gamer’s Nexus. They don’t even need an ethernet cable, they can just install ads/malware directly through Windows Update.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoWindows installed that malware. The monitor has no way of installing anything on its own.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoTo be fair, that really took two parties, didn’t it? LG had to put the software in the update, and Microsoft had to wave it on through.
minus-squareLemmyEntertainYou@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWindows update can install whatever the fuck it likes for all I care, I’m never using Windows again.
minus-squarenomad@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoNobody forces you to install the LG app. Nobody forces you to use windows either…
Check this video from Gamer’s Nexus. They don’t even need an ethernet cable, they can just install ads/malware directly through Windows Update.
Windows installed that malware. The monitor has no way of installing anything on its own.
To be fair, that really took two parties, didn’t it? LG had to put the software in the update, and Microsoft had to wave it on through.
Windows update can install whatever the fuck it likes for all I care, I’m never using Windows again.
Nobody forces you to install the LG app. Nobody forces you to use windows either…