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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by harshalizee on Saturday January 14, 2023 @01:38AM (#34377860)
Most likely they will start coming with their own cellular network capabilities built in, bypassing any need for a network connection. They would also be able to screen capture and analyze whatever you watch, even on external devices like apple tv and inject ads directly as an overlay. The thought just sickens me.
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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by feanaro on Saturday January 14, 2023 @04:17AM (#34378694)
It's seriously time to start thinking about building houses with a built-in Faraday cage.
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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by noodleman on Saturday January 14, 2023 @11:09AM (#34381339)
Or just don't buy an idiot box.

I'd argue the TV is one of the most harmful inventions of the modern age.

Sitting for hours a day is the new smoking. And the ever more hyper-partisan news rots the mind. All so you can watch the latest trite bollocks Disney et al. has just put out.

Lets not even get started on how they're all streaming services now. So much content yet a fraction of the quality.

I got rid of my TV when I saw a man being gruesomely killed on BBC news ~2014. It was without a doubt the smartest decision I ever made.

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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by feanaro on Sunday January 15, 2023 @11:18AM (#34390483)
Yeah, but it's not just about TVs. If cellular devices become small, cheap and ubiquitous enough, I'm fully expecting these vile corporations to start inserting them in all electronics. If there's not a large enough outrage, we can expect all devices to eventually be phoning home.

A Faraday cage home seems like it would be simple enough to build and fully proof you from such idiocy forever.

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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by TheHappyOddish on Monday January 16, 2023 @03:05AM (#34398128)
That's when people like us make a killing offering anti-spyware (desoldering) solutions to consumers!
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