News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The boiling frog of digital freedom. Parent comment

Re:The boiling frog of digital freedom by marcosdumay on Sunday September 03, 2023 @10:24AM (#37370677)
Unless it refuses to turn on without the internet connection.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The boiling frog of digital freedom by maccard on Sunday September 03, 2023 @11:05AM (#37371000)
What TV doesn't start without an internet connection?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The boiling frog of digital freedom by goku12 on Sunday September 03, 2023 @11:30AM (#37371174)
TV has no purpose connecting to internet in the first place. But that's the reality now. It's more or less guaranteed that this slippery slope will lead to TVs that won't start without an internet connection - and only such TVs soon afterwards.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The boiling frog of digital freedom by 20after4 on Sunday September 03, 2023 @11:33AM (#37371197)
Just wait. With time this will happen, sooner than later I'm sure.
[ Parent | on HN ]