cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37646129
Source: Reddit post— Private front-end.
Samsung Statement to Android Authority:
Samsung is committed to innovation and enhancing every day value for our home appliance customers. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen that value, we are conducting a pilot program to offer promotions and curated advertisements on certain Samsung Family Hub refrigerator models in the U.S. market.
As a part of this pilot program, Family Hub refrigerators in the U.S. will receive an over-the-network (OTN) software update with Terms of Service (T&C) and Privacy Notice (PN). Advertising will appear on certain Family Hub refrigerator Cover Screens. The Cover Screen appears when a Family Hub screen is idle. Ad design format may change depending on Family Hub personalization options for the Cover Screen, and advertising will not appear when Cover Screen displays Art Mode or picture albums.
Advertisements can be dismissed on the Cover Screens where ads are shown, meaning that specific ads will not appear again during the campaign period.
And this is why we can't have nice things.
Also, and this is why a fridge doesn't need a wifi connection.
It says on the notice, things like weather.
Its basically a tablet stapled to your fridge.
Except the specs are worse.
And you can't move it.
And you probably can't roll back the update.
You could probably watch shrek for 20 seconds while chugging milk at 2am though.
oh, I understand why this particular fridge needs wifi -- the tablet won't do anything without it. I'm arguing against the merit of putting a hackable slab of ad-serving, soon-to-be obsolete e-waste into a fridge in the first place.
Hey man...
Don't insult my soon-to-be-e-waste lifestyle.
I need my dishwasher to tell me when its drying cycle begins.
And I need my toothbrush to send me reminders.
And I need to pre-start my smart-car from my smart-watch so I dont waste any time pre-warming my smart-toilet on my drive home so I can shit my brains because of the Taco Bell I smart-ordered from my smart-phone yesterday.