News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu. Parent comment

Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by max51 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:26PM (#35347317)
>What on Earth could they possibly do now to top that ?

Autoplaying videos with sound

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:38PM (#35347470)
That auto pause if your eyes look away.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by ChickenNugger on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:45PM (#35347569)
DRINK VERIFICATION CAN
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by max51 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:49PM (#35347620)
with VR/AR, there is no place to look away ;)
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by ridgered4 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:46AM (#35358925)
With eye tracking they will be able to determine your interest level to allow additional targeted advertising of things that you eye lingers on. If you saw an alcohol ad and lingered on it because you're a recovering alcoholic they'll know to really ramp up the ads on that since they've identified you as having a weakness to them. Maybe they'll even use iris scans or databases of eye movement patterns to identify you as an individual for even better user tracking.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by rad_gruchalski on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @07:38PM (#35349695)
Funny you say that. Have you noticed how yourube adverts now pause when you scroll into comments?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by WeylandYutani on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:28AM (#35355126)
My YT Vanced recently broke. So I reinstalled stock YT and my god the ads are baaaaaaad. How do people put up with it? Using newpipe now.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by omoikane on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:47PM (#35347589)
Related: https://xkcd.com/1305/
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by soupfordummies on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:31PM (#35348198)
Is that a real thing though? One of the more intriguing xkcds I've seen.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by LBJsPNS on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @10:06PM (#35351226)
If there were such a place - a sanctuary of sanity in the midst of the madness and chaos that is the current internet...

...do you think anyone who knew anything about it would breathe a word of its existence?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by soupfordummies on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:30PM (#35348187)
Hi there, I'm Cortana ;)
[ Parent | on HN ]