Re:The Impending Doom of Expiring Root CAs and Legacy Clients
by djrogers on Monday June 08, 2020 @03:28PM
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Umm, no - this is not just a 'common trope'. The CTO of Vizio has stated in multiple interviews that removing the data collection capabilities of their TVs would increase the prices. Direct quote:
"The greater strategy is I really don't need to make money off of the TV. I need to cover my cost."
and
"It's not just about data collection. It's about post-purchase monetization of the TV."
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172397/airplay-2-homekit...
[2]https://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tv-data-collection-adv...
Re:The Impending Doom of Expiring Root CAs and Legacy Clients
by DaiPlusPlus on Monday June 08, 2020 @05:43PM
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Right, but the value of the data pulled from a single TV is probably around $10/yr (how could it be higher?). Over 10 years that’s $100 - sure - but do people keep Vizio TVs around that long?
Re:The Impending Doom of Expiring Root CAs and Legacy Clients
by a1a1a1a1a1a1 on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @03:28PM
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From what I've found it looks like you're right. The commercial TVs come with different port sets, and are built to be more durable, brighter, and allow cooling in more orientations. https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/b2b/resource/2016/07/...
Despite the common trope, "selling data" doesn't lower the price of consumer devices. You only see price-less-than-cost plays when companies are trying to buy market share (think Alexa, Google Home, early Kindle, etc).