validiarim@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoSamsung smart fridges have started displaying adslemmy.worldimagemessage-square245linkfedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down129cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1734arrow-down1imageSamsung smart fridges have started displaying adslemmy.worldvalidiarim@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square245linkfedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 days agoI imagine it goes like this: Fridge gather nearby SSIDs Samsung partners with Google/Meta Cross reference SSIDs with the ones being collected from Android devices/Meta apps Get advertising IDs from devices likely in this house Profit Or, and much much cheaper: To continue configuring this fridge please install this app via play/apple.
minus-squareGreenShimada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoThis 100%. Also cross-reference IP addresses associated with the fridge’s IP to get Google/Meta advertising IDs on the whole family. There’s a non-zero chance that when Grandma comes over, she gets ads just for her as long as she’s there.
minus-squarepercent@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoUgh. Everything in this thread is totally feasible and probably reasonably accurate. I miss the old days when I could love tech, and got excited about new tech. It has gotten so sleazy.
I imagine it goes like this:
Or, and much much cheaper:
This 100%. Also cross-reference IP addresses associated with the fridge’s IP to get Google/Meta advertising IDs on the whole family.
There’s a non-zero chance that when Grandma comes over, she gets ads just for her as long as she’s there.
Ugh. Everything in this thread is totally feasible and probably reasonably accurate.
I miss the old days when I could love tech, and got excited about new tech. It has gotten so sleazy.