"We Could Get Sued for This" - GamersNexus goes deep with the privacy violations and overreach of modern consumer electronics, including Smart TVs, other devices, and how they record your voice.
We Could Get Sued for This
SUPPORT THE DATA DRAGNET SERIES: https://store.gamersnexus.net/data-dragnetThis long-form series of special reports, investigations, and shorter format featu...Gamers Nexus (YouTube)
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By incomplete, I mean the link is missing some text and it's being replaced by "...".
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in reply to DeadEndLink • • •I have a "smart" TV. It wouldn't let me get past setup until I put it on wifi, so I spun up a hotspot, then immediately killed it and just plugged in a micro PC running Linux to the HDMI port.
Occasionally, I'll sit on the remote and a pop up happens saying I'll need to connect to the Internet for to work, but that's about it.
passingmagic
in reply to ProdigalFrog • • •Appreciate their taking the time to do the real research work, but just skimming through the video and disappointed by the amount of self advertising that is going on in it. To the point that I am not even interested in watching what they have to say.
Here is the Gemini summary:
`This video, titled "We Could Get Sued for This," serves as an introduction to a new investigative series by Gamers Nexus titled Data Dragnet. The series aims to explore modern privacy violations, data overreach by consumer electronics companies, and the role of large AI companies in data harvesting.
Key areas of investigation covered in the video:
• Smart TV Surveillance: The team discusses findings from a three-month investigation into LG smart TVs, claiming they found vulnerabilities that allow devices to scan home networks and capture audio input, even when the network is unplugged (0:00 - 12:00).
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Appreciate their taking the time to do the real research work, but just skimming through the video and disappointed by the amount of self advertising that is going on in it. To the point that I am not even interested in watching what they have to say.
Here is the Gemini summary:
`This video, titled "We Could Get Sued for This," serves as an introduction to a new investigative series by Gamers Nexus titled Data Dragnet. The series aims to explore modern privacy violations, data overreach by consumer electronics companies, and the role of large AI companies in data harvesting.
Key areas of investigation covered in the video:
• Smart TV Surveillance: The team discusses findings from a three-month investigation into LG smart TVs, claiming they found vulnerabilities that allow devices to scan home networks and capture audio input, even when the network is unplugged (0:00 - 12:00).
• AI Data Harvesting: The investigation extends to how AI companies utilize data centers and automated data exchange practices, highlighting concerns about transparency and consumer control (2:22 - 5:20).
• Public Surveillance: The team is also investigating the rollout of Flock automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras in various towns, citing concerns about data security and government ties (3:36 - 4:40, 15:30 - 16:40).
• Right to Ownership: The project emphasizes a return to the "enthusiast spirit" of owning one's hardware, with upcoming content planned on DIY routers, VPNs, and self-hosted cloud storage to help users take back control of their data (12:12 - 15:30).
Call to Action:
To support these investigations and the high costs of hardware testing, travel, and production, Gamers Nexus has launched a Kickstarter-style campaign via their website. The campaign helps f `
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in reply to passingmagic • • •Using gemini summary as a source? Really?
I think we've all used AI enough to see how much it hallucinates with its main purpose being generating content, and not accuracy to not fully trust it to use it as a source.
TheTechnician27
in reply to passingmagic • • •Here's my summary:
Keep your spam to yourself, develop an attention span beyond that of a six-year-old, go be worthless somewhere else, and while you're there, go fuck yourself.
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