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New Google TV update will track your movement (www.pocket-lint.com)

submitted 1 week ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Imagine walking into your living room and your TV automatically telling you the weather and your calendar for the day. If this is a future you can imagine, you'll be pleased to hear that Google is working on a new mode for Google TV that does just that.

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[–] d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fortunately, Google TV is fairly easy to lock down and has permission management similar to android (because its just android with a custom launcher)

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

system apps have whatever permissions they want, and you can't remove them. so much for easy permission management, when the adversary is the manufacturer