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We Could Get Sued for This - Gamers Nexus (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by uzername@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This long-form series of special reports, investigations, and shorter format feature updates goes deep with the privacy violations and overreach of modern consumer electronics, including Smart TVs and other devices. We'll explore LG's WebOS, LG Smart TV vulnerabilities and exploits, first-party ACR (automated content recognition) behaviors, and other concerns. Alongside that, we'll dive deeper into ALPRs and Flock cameras as we fight their rollout in at least one small town. We're also digging deep into the data exchange practices between large AI companies, looking into how data sucked into data centers can be exploited for training and profit.

https://www.youtube.com/live/w5KnFmKjFTA

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[+] artyom@piefed.social -21 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

This is not "participating in society", this is participating in, contributing to, and directly benefitting from the very thing they're complaining about.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

contributing to, and directly benefitting from the very thing they’re complaining about.

You do understand what "participation" means, right? You understand that the original comic is specifically talking about contributing to and benefitting from the very thing they're complaining about, right?

I agree with your other point that GN should offer more alternatives to watch their videos, but this one is creating a distinction without a difference.

[+] artyom@piefed.social -15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

The original comic is referring to cars and iPhones (or smartphones more broadly). Basically, things you absolutely need to "participate in society" for most people. YouTube is very much not one of those things.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So you've moved the goalposts from "that's not just participation, it's [things that participation entails]" to "well this doesn't apply unless you need it to exist"*. GN needs a major platform like YouTube to actually reach an audience.

* By the way, the comic is illustrating a man with a car that's seemingly from the 1920s or 30s, so there goes that tenuous argument.

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