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Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Jesus, again already?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

For the TVs where Roku/FireOS/others I'm forgetting are the primarily operating system, they subsidize the cost of the TV making it much cheaper compared to others, especially for the size. Of course, this lower price point comes at the cost of privacy and intrusion of advertising.