‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV
Some viewers have had enough of tech violating their privacy When Dan had had enough of his television, he threw a rock straight through the screen.
The Guardian reports that some viewers have had enough of tech violating their privacy When Dan had had enough of his television, he threw a rock straight through the screen.
Is your television listening to every conversation? Filling your home with highly invasive ads?
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- “It drove me crazy with what seemed like daily software updates that never fixed anything and ‘features’ that never seemed to work,” says the 71-year-old from Illinois. (The Guardian)
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