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A comment on GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements. Parent comment

Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by SympleScience on Sunday January 15, 2023 @02:25AM (#34387445)
> it was making DNS queries for _several_ data mining services that analyze what's being shown on the TV.

What? I don't believe you. Are you saying if you are using it as a PC monitor it would effectively send data back about apps you're using, games you're playing, etc? this would have incredible privacy violation implications.

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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by breakingcups on Sunday January 15, 2023 @07:10AM (#34388814)
You better believe it: https://theviewpoint.com/insights/blog/automatic-content-rec...
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