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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They're not "fine with ads and data collection" so much as they don't care and can't be bothered to look for a better way.

It's just apathy and a bit of lazy inertia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

they don't care and can't be bothered to look for a better way.

This implies they are fine with it by tacit agreement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

No, it implies that they don't understand that there is an option.