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<blockquote data-quote="Stopspying" data-source="post: 869426" data-attributes="member: 69368">I tried to explain to friends who have a Samsung TV connected to the internet what &#039;Smart&#039; meant. They are not very tech or internet savvy. I explained that it was smart in that they had lots of nice new&nbsp; options compared to an old &#039;dumb&#039; TV, but that &#039;smart&#039; meant that they&#039;d get things like ads tailored to their viewing habits in return. That as the TV was reporting back that he was staying up late to watch old rock and blues programmes that she might find herself being suggested similar programs, with ads that would fit in with that profile. They said that they understood. A while later she was complaining that she kept getting suggestions for blues gigs in their area. He was complaining that his Samsung phone was showing ads for things that she&#039;d searched for, they have no computers and only the one smart phone. I&#039;ll persevere.The point that I want to make here is that I probably lead a fairly sheltered life due to all of the steps I&#039;ve taken to avoid being profiled by ad companies and device manufacturers, compared to people who have no idea how to deal with any of this. Its bad enough for me as it is and hopefully I come across here as slightly sane, look out if all of my telemety and ad avoidance schemes crash!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stopspying, post: 869426, member: 69368"] I tried to explain to friends who have a Samsung TV connected to the internet what 'Smart' meant. They are not very tech or internet savvy. I explained that it was smart in that they had lots of nice new options compared to an old 'dumb' TV, but that 'smart' meant that they'd get things like ads tailored to their viewing habits in return. That as the TV was reporting back that he was staying up late to watch old rock and blues programmes that she might find herself being suggested similar programs, with ads that would fit in with that profile. They said that they understood. A while later she was complaining that she kept getting suggestions for blues gigs in their area. He was complaining that his Samsung phone was showing ads for things that she'd searched for, they have no computers and only the one smart phone. I'll persevere. The point that I want to make here is that I probably lead a fairly sheltered life due to all of the steps I've taken to avoid being profiled by ad companies and device manufacturers, compared to people who have no idea how to deal with any of this. Its bad enough for me as it is and hopefully I come across here as slightly sane, look out if all of my telemety and ad avoidance schemes crash! [/QUOTE]

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