commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1614
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minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·2 days agoSo Vizio is offering dumb TVs without Walmart accounts? I am actually kind of interested.
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 days agoVizio is likely offering unusually large paperweights without Walmart accounts. now require a Walmart account for setup and accessing smart TV features
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 days agoIn a functioning society I think that would be criminal.
minus-squareNullPointer@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoit’ll still be listening and spying.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoJust don’t connect it to the internet 🤷♂️
minus-squareLifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoSome devices connect to any open wifi to send analytics. Some devices even have their own modem to always be connected.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoNot sure about the “modem” thing, always has worried me though. You mean like an LTE chip? Guess I don’t think about the open network thing because: Nobody, not even router makers, deliver open network by default anymore I don’t have any other wifi signals in my area other than my own
So Vizio is offering dumb TVs without Walmart accounts? I am actually kind of interested.
Vizio is likely offering unusually large paperweights without Walmart accounts.
In a functioning society I think that would be criminal.
it’ll still be listening and spying.
Just don’t connect it to the internet 🤷♂️
Some devices connect to any open wifi to send analytics. Some devices even have their own modem to always be connected.
Not sure about the “modem” thing, always has worried me though. You mean like an LTE chip?
Guess I don’t think about the open network thing because:
Nobody, not even router makers, deliver open network by default anymore
I don’t have any other wifi signals in my area other than my own