validiarim@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoSamsung smart fridges have started displaying adslemmy.worldimagemessage-square244linkfedilinkarrow-up1773arrow-down131
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minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 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-up7·2 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-up2·21 hours 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.