Why don't they put mics to TVs so they can listen for hours? 1 points by anon191928 9mo ago ↗ HN who is building this? people already buy alexa so? all for ad data. they already serve ads on TV. yes bad for privacy but not the topic.
[–] al_borland 9mo ago ↗ From everything I’ve read, they do.This is one of the ways they can target ads, and why smart TVs are the only TVs now and didn’t demand much of a premium during the transition.It’s also why I won’t connect my TV to my network.
[–] 1oooqooq 9mo ago ↗ why make a post and not even search Wikipedia?every single smart tv have had microphones in the remote (because mics on the tv would be useless, see how much Amazon and google had to spend on their home-bugs) since day one. 30yrs now?
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 18.1 ms ] threadThis is one of the ways they can target ads, and why smart TVs are the only TVs now and didn’t demand much of a premium during the transition.
It’s also why I won’t connect my TV to my network.
every single smart tv have had microphones in the remote (because mics on the tv would be useless, see how much Amazon and google had to spend on their home-bugs) since day one. 30yrs now?