<![CDATA[Why do you suppose #Samsung decided to randomly send me this email completely out of the blue]]>Why do you suppose decided to randomly send me this email completely out of the blue?
Methinks they're in trouble about something or about to be in trouble about something and are doing damage control.
I don't recall ever being told about this before, so this isn't a "reminder", and the "settings" on my TV for disabling this are well-buried and confusing, an obvious dark pattern intended to dissuade people from turning off the privacy-invasive functionality.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116618766833962822https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116618766833962822Fri, 22 May 2026 14:46:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do you suppose #Samsung decided to randomly send me this email completely out of the blue on Fri, 22 May 2026 14:45:42 GMT]]>@JustinDerrick @jik Our litter robot disconnected from the WiFi earlier this week. Still works fine. I'm not really inclined to reconnect it. I also have no idea what info it's sending to whom and don't need this anxiety right now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116618765415380086https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116618765415380086Fri, 22 May 2026 14:45:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do you suppose #Samsung decided to randomly send me this email completely out of the blue on Fri, 22 May 2026 14:23:53 GMT]]>@jik

I wonder if there's a growing market for non-smart or even analog devices yet.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ReggieHere/statuses/116618679673993163https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ReggieHere/statuses/116618679673993163Fri, 22 May 2026 14:23:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do you suppose #Samsung decided to randomly send me this email completely out of the blue on Fri, 22 May 2026 14:12:03 GMT]]>@jik Now I feel better about my decision to never let a television (or other home appliance) connect to the internet.

I don't know what secrets a dishwasher or fridge would divulge, but I don't have the time (or motivation, really) to audit them, so they stay offline.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116618633112640583https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116618633112640583Fri, 22 May 2026 14:12:03 GMT