sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoArsTechnica: Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareScratch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month 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-up14·1 month agoIt’s really just an impossible level of shitty. No LG or Samsung for me
minus-squareptsdstillinmymind@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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.