Re:Don't buy AR glasses
by stavros on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:29AM
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Like a monitor. They don't have anything smart, like TVs do.
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Right, like a monitor. https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/17/lg-monitors-ca...
This is the result of a stupid Windows feature that automatically installs software without prompting, which has nothing to do with hardware beyond a mechanism for the OS to identify it (in this case, through EDID).
The solution here is to not use Windows, or to disable this auto-install feature if you do, not to avoid all external hardware the OS is capable of identifying (read: every device connected through any modern bus or I/O interface).
Monitors have abused hdmi to get internet access, too.
No they haven't.
TVs didn't use to have anything smart in them either. That's why 'Forgeties79' said:
My fear is that as usual if they become popular, they’ll just be yet another device used for more invasion of privacy and spying. They won’t stay dumb for long. ... Look what happened with TVs lolVote with your wallet and don't buy spyware!
Re:Don't buy AR glasses
by Forgeties79 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:22PM
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We have strayed far from the original point. No one is saying buy spyware.