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Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by beervirus on Thursday June 11, 2020 @09:12AM (#23488454)
Smart TVs are cheaper, not more expensive. You didn’t pay for those features—you saved money by having them foisted on you.
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Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by fsflover on Thursday June 11, 2020 @09:32AM (#23488667)
Even if true, maybe I liked those features (not advertising) and wanted to have them?
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Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by beervirus on Thursday June 11, 2020 @10:18AM (#23489130)
Then the advertising and the spying/telemetry are part of the bargain that you struck.
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Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by fsflover on Friday June 12, 2020 @04:16AM (#23497159)
According to the GDPR, they cannot be.
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