Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world _number8_ @lemmy.world 11mo ago

I got this popup ad on my TV while watching a DVD

we live in hell

I don't even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they're saying....hey do you want a worse experience?

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How? Did you got your dvd player hacked?
- Most modern TVs have this lovely “feature” called Automatic Content Recognition so papa Google can tell when you’re watching pr0n.
  
  i sadly do not have a dumb tv
  
  my smart tv though has most stuff blocked by pihole and acr is off
- Newer TVs take screenshots and send em off to give you recommendations or ads for things you like.
  
  Damn, that's wonderful.

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