Please use this post to discuss the blog entry: An Uninvited Guest In Your Living Room...

 

A bit of a diversion from the usual security aspect in this one but I feel like it makes an interesting subject to discuss.  Say goodbye to your remotes ...

I have a Smart TV I actually like the idea of it being smarter, advertisements that appeal to me rather than the boring ones also sound cool. At the end of the day why do I want to see adverts on dentures? or Soap powder when I can watch ADT's add LOL

The bit on 'Relevent Content' reminded me of the other day.

I was sat watching one of the documentary channels. All about tank battles in the 2nd WW.

On came the adverts. I kid you not. Everyone was about babies/nappies and wimmin. Thought to myself at the time someone hadn't planned that one properly.

IIRC achap & his LG was in the papers before xmas & blocked he the ports/ ip address of LG's severs & is now ad free?

IIRC achap & his LG was in the papers before xmas & blocked he the ports/ ip address of LG's severs & is now ad free?

I cant see how that would work unless all his channels were via the net?

I cant see how that would work unless all his channels were via the net?

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lg-smart-tv-hdtv-doctorbeet-privacy,25156.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lg-smart-tv-hdtv-doctorbeet-privacy,25156.html

Bookmarked.

Bookmarked.

And for the more paranoid/interested.

http://www.delaat.net/rp/2012-2013/p39/report.pdf

Ironically I have just set up my FIL's Bravia this evening and left him as happy as a pig in ****, he's only 63 and amazed @ the tech with it.

When this first rolls out there should be some good opportunities for hardware hackers to get rid of ads and make their own remote inputs - This opportunity will be reduced as TV software is updated and TV software developers up their game.

 

Good links thanks Cubit.

 

I agree that it's better to have relevant ads - but I don't want to just see the same old adverts for the same old thing all the time.  There needs to be a degree of entropy to allow you to see something outside your normal viewing habits or else nobody will explore and will just live in a bubble of sameness.