commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-up1624arrow-down110
arrow-up1614arrow-down1external-linkNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square151linkfedilink
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·9 days agoSo Vizio is offering dumb TVs without Walmart accounts? I am actually kind of interested.
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·9 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-up33·9 days agoIn a functioning society I think that would be criminal.
minus-squareNullPointer@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 days agoit’ll still be listening and spying.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoJust don’t connect it to the internet 🤷♂️
minus-squareLifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days 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-up1·7 days 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
minus-squareLifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoYes LTE and the like. My car – for instance – is connected 24/7 to the cloud. I can control some functions remotely. The price is probably full tracking of me anf my family.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoYeah that’s the one thing that worries me about buying a new car. Mine are old right now
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
Yes LTE and the like. My car – for instance – is connected 24/7 to the cloud. I can control some functions remotely. The price is probably full tracking of me anf my family.
Yeah that’s the one thing that worries me about buying a new car. Mine are old right now