The free ad-supported TV is on its way to some customers.

so basically you’re getting a surveillance device shipped straight to your living room.

    • ultratiem @lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      1 year ago

      I think that would be priceless. Send out a million TVs thinking man we are gonna make bank. Literally 990k jailbreak and use it as a dumb TV lol

      (I have so much venom for this idea in general.)

    • tentphone@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      191·
      1 year ago

      They have stated they have measures in place to detect anyone trying to do that and will require them to return the TV or pay for it.

    • *Tagger*@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I think that would be against the contract signed when reviewing the telly so they’d charge them.

      For example I think it is mandatory to connect there TVs to the internet

      • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It is. It also needs to be the primary television (it checks for that, probably by spying on your other devices), only allows ‘approved’ devices to be connected, and looks at your room to see how many people are watching (you’re not allowed to block it). It tattles on any attempt to alter or subvert it. If you break the TOS for whatever reason, they’ll automatically charge your credit card $1000. You have to give them your credit card info before they’ll ship.

        I suppose it’s an okay device if you don’t care about privacy at all, or if you’re willing to pay $1k to jailbreak it.