points by owenwil 7 years ago

I swore off Sony when my TV got an update to add advertising to the volume slider on the screen, which was the last straw. Weirdly enough, I replaced it with a Samsung, which appears to have ads if configured into any North American country, but if you select any GDPR-included territory, the ads don't appear at all

neves 7 years ago

Thank you Europeans for the GDPR law. The need to click to accept cookies in each site looks like a useless bureaucracy, but now we see the real advantages of the law.

  • Dylan16807 7 years ago

    And in theory GDPR should reduce the number of cookie warnings, because it makes it much clearer what can be opt-out.

mcv 7 years ago

Thank God for GDPR, then. My Samsung smart TV hasn't shown me any ads yet. Except in the Youtube app I think, but that's probably not Samsung's fault.

  • chipperyman573 7 years ago

    Serious question, has having a smart fridge really helped you in any meaningful way? I'm not sure if I'm just missing something because I've never owned one but they seem useless.

    • paulie_a 7 years ago

      I had one. It was junk. Terrible touchscreen, rebooting several times a day, no compelling reason to even use it. I use a tablet on the counter for recipes and music, much more efficient and a better system.