These TVs can capture and identify 7,200 images per hour, or approximately two every second. The data is then used for content recommendations and ad targeting, which is a huge business; advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads in 2022, according to market research firm eMarketer.

  • MuchPineapples
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    711 months ago

    Obligatory pihole doesn’t block anything if they use their own dns. You can probably force all port 53 traffic through pihole if you have a decent router though.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      Thanks for the reminder.

      Blocking all DNS other than PiHole is a great thing to do.

      Just setup mine a week ago. Already up to 28% blocked, and no ads on the smart TV (which makes it a little faster)

    • @AtariDump
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      311 months ago

      You can.

      Source; I’ve done it. Don’t forget to redirect/block DNS over HTTPS as well. Usually port 853.