Joe Harris Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Please use this post to discuss the blog entry: An Uninvited Guest In Your Living Room... A bit of a diversion from the usual security aspect in this one but I feel like it makes an interesting subject to discuss. Say goodbye to your remotes ...
PeterJames Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I have a Smart TV I actually like the idea of it being smarter, advertisements that appeal to me rather than the boring ones also sound cool. At the end of the day why do I want to see adverts on dentures? or Soap powder when I can watch ADT's add LOL
Cubit Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 The bit on 'Relevent Content' reminded me of the other day. I was sat watching one of the documentary channels. All about tank battles in the 2nd WW. On came the adverts. I kid you not. Everyone was about babies/nappies and wimmin. Thought to myself at the time someone hadn't planned that one properly.
MrHappy Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 IIRC achap & his LG was in the papers before xmas & blocked he the ports/ ip address of LG's severs & is now ad free? Mr Veritas God
PeterJames Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 IIRC achap & his LG was in the papers before xmas & blocked he the ports/ ip address of LG's severs & is now ad free? I cant see how that would work unless all his channels were via the net?
Cubit Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I cant see how that would work unless all his channels were via the net? http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lg-smart-tv-hdtv-doctorbeet-privacy,25156.html
norman Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lg-smart-tv-hdtv-doctorbeet-privacy,25156.html Bookmarked. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Cubit Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Bookmarked. And for the more paranoid/interested. http://www.delaat.net/rp/2012-2013/p39/report.pdf
norman Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Ironically I have just set up my FIL's Bravia this evening and left him as happy as a pig in ****, he's only 63 and amazed @ the tech with it. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Joe Harris Posted January 2, 2014 Author Posted January 2, 2014 When this first rolls out there should be some good opportunities for hardware hackers to get rid of ads and make their own remote inputs - This opportunity will be reduced as TV software is updated and TV software developers up their game. Good links thanks Cubit. I agree that it's better to have relevant ads - but I don't want to just see the same old adverts for the same old thing all the time. There needs to be a degree of entropy to allow you to see something outside your normal viewing habits or else nobody will explore and will just live in a bubble of sameness.
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