mulcahey@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 month agoAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up1309file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1309external-linkAds and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.arstechnica.commulcahey@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square69linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarePeruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 month 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-up1·1 month agoYes, as long as the monitor isn’t designed to stop functioning unless it’s given a network connection.
minus-squarechilicheeselies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month 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.