I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**

_number8_@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 1823 points –

we live in hell

I don't even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they're saying....hey do you want a worse experience?

513

You are viewing a single comment
View all commentsShow the parent comment

Be careful because they automatically ping around for passwordless wifi

Really ? Not surprised in the least, but do you have a source for this?

Fire Stick auto connecting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25275350

Samsung Smart TV auto connecting: https://web.archive.org/web/20210830002600/https://forum.developer.samsung.com/t/if-you-choose-to-not-connect-your-samsung-smart-tv-to-wifi-it-will-secretly-connect-to-your-neighbours-passwordless-wifi/7926

Easy workaround: live in the countryside with no neighbours.