If the govt is going to exert control over "smart" TVs, I would rather they ban ads and data collection from TV operating systems / apps that can't be removed.
The cheap TV section of JB HiFi and The Good Guys will be decimated. /s
Those ads and EULA-based privacy violations subsidise the cost of the hardware. The fact that the premium brands also extract as much user data as the cheap manufacturers is irrelevant.
There needs to be either an Industry code of conduct to prevent all user data mining or there needs to be legislation to ban all user data mining, regardless of subclauses of consent hidden in a compulsory click-through EULA.
This is not actually that different from when a government body had oversight over what TV channels were available on broadcast and what order they were numbered in. BTW never connect your TV to the internet.
I don't see the big deal. If the big American media companies get to have their apps preinstalled then I don't see why local channels shouldn't get the same treatment.
My bias is I would never connect my TV to the internet anyway.
I'm still fine with it, but I assume this should apply to GoogleTV/FireTV devices.
Best guess is that companies are probably paying the TV manufacturers to have their app preinstalled and appearing in front of the line.
Seems pretty reasonable really. Contrast that to whatever is happening in Canada..
I mean they already probably know what kinda porn I watch so yer go for it
