along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 day agoAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up176cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up176external-linkAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.comalong_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 day agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareHarkMahlberg@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·18 hours 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-up1·16 hours agoWindows installed that malware. The monitor has no way of installing anything on its own.
minus-squarenomad@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours 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.
Nobody forces you to install the LG app. Nobody forces you to use windows either…