mulcahey@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 days agoAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1311arrow-down1external-linkAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.commulcahey@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squarePeruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 days agoJust don’t directly connect the monitor to the network (like a smart tv) and Linux absolutely will save you from it.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoYes, as long as the monitor isn’t designed to stop functioning unless it’s given a network connection.
minus-squarechilicheeselies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoThat’s when I return it and go buy a different brand. Fortunately you find that out right away, and since it’s never getting an Internet connection it will never get an update to change that fact.
Just don’t directly connect the monitor to the network (like a smart tv) and Linux absolutely will save you from it.
Yes, as long as the monitor isn’t designed to stop functioning unless it’s given a network connection.
That’s when I return it and go buy a different brand. Fortunately you find that out right away, and since it’s never getting an Internet connection it will never get an update to change that fact.