Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV
Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV
System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top.
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This is burying the lead. It's not just about showing ads. It is tracking everything you on your TV, whether or not it a roku service
4 0 ReplyFYI, it's "lede"
1 0 ReplyOh, I'm stupid
1 0 ReplyLede has a very specific meaning and is seldom used outside of journalism, lead is perfectly acceptable in common vernacular
0 4 ReplyYes, and this was that very specific meaning and was used in the context of journalism.
4 0 ReplyLanguage is meant to convey meaning. You clearly understood the meaning, so the language succeeded.
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Lmao they already do that. That's not new. They've been snooping on your signals for a while. My parent's TV sometimes shows a pop-up after watching certain things on antenna/satellite
0 0 ReplyWtf that's got to be illegal??
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