Joe Harris Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 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 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubit Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 IIRC achap & his LG was in the papers before xmas & blocked he the ports/ ip address of LG's severs & is now ad free? Mr Veritas God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubit Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lg-smart-tv-hdtv-doctorbeet-privacy,25156.html Bookmarked. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubit Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Bookmarked. And for the more paranoid/interested. http://www.delaat.net/rp/2012-2013/p39/report.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 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. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Harris Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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