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If You Thought Ads in Apple Maps Was Bad, Samsung is Putting Ads on $1,900+ Refrigerators
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I frequently use Apple Maps even for modest journeys I know well. Including knowing alternate routes.
Many times, I have not done so and ended up hitting all sorts of issues - accidents, roadworks, breakdowns - which I could have avoided by re-routing or changing time of journey (if I look before setting out). And cursed that I had not used Apple Maps before starting out.
The real reason not to buy a Samsung kitchen appliance is their ridiculously poor reliability.
HAHAHA You made me laugh on my morning coffee HAHA. I have a very small home, and sometimes I'll be cooking something, running the dishwasher and using the washing machine too, all of which are in the main combined living/kitchen area. Something will beep, and I'll sit there for a minute trying to work out what the hell it was because they all sound the same 😁
Whilst I'd love to agree, could you imagine running your iPhone permanently without any data capability? It may as well be a landline. My point is that, just like the iPhone, they will tie some kind of functionality to the data access requirement so that you won't live with those shortcomings.
I hope apple scripts this into a joke in the next season of Ted Lasso. I remember them joking about having refrigerators with screens.
Which is why my comment began with the words, “I don’t care about a screen.”
I agree, but oftentimes to access certain (non-smart) features on many modern appliances, manufacturers will typically impose a nonsensical requirement that the appliance connect to A ‘network’ even if it’s both obvious & apparent to the user (after the initial setup process) that those features can indeed fully operate as intended (without an actual functioning and working internet🛜connection)
Sometimes that potentially imposed requirement (for an internet connection) doesn’t actually require the connected ‘network’ to have a sustained (& continuous) connection - many manufacturer requirements oftentimes ONLY requite a one-time ‘talk’ to the WWW🛜 (during the initial setup process) which can then, subsequently be revoked (following the setup completion) that’s another typical example of how many network-connected devices operate
Many routers now also offer the option to enable (completely separate) networks that are entirely independent (and thus isolated) from the user’s main network
This feature is designed specifically with the intention of limiting (and walling off) ALL smart home appliances (from the main network) while sometimes allowing for more advanced security options to go even further (than just a separate network) by allowing features such as the ability to provide a ‘tailored’ internet connection that can be fully customized to the user’s wants & needs regarding the extent of internet access that is desired to be granted (to any specific appliance)
An advanced router security feature such as the ability to grant a customized ‘basic’ (but very limited) level of internet connection (while simultaneously being completely isolated from main network) could theoretically allow the scope of ‘access’ to be continuously limited (via network settings) so as to provide ONLY the most basic (but working) level of functionality to whatever appliance features that the user desires to have enabled while simultaneously disabling any (and all) features that are NOT wanted by the user (such as advertising)
The ability for a user to employ this level of customization would undoubtedly require a much more advanced type of router (but is definitely available on some high-end configurations)
One additional loophole that a user can employ to fulfill the potential manufacturer’s requirement for a ‘continuous’ connection (if actual internet 🛜 access in not wanted by the user) could be to set the router to ‘grant’ only 20-minute connectivity intervals (of very limited but basic-level access) to each smart appliance (per day)
Timed-access limits can be enabled (for a secondary network) from within the root-level access settings for many newer routers and can be set to ONLY enable access (for a customizable duration) and can also be set to automatically enable at ANY specifically set time window (ONCE per every 24-hour period)
Setting this ‘limited access’ window to a 20-minute access interval - at say 4am Moscow time (each day) would further limit the exposure of the user’s network (to potential hacking & security vulnerabilities) although, this is most likely a non-issue if the user already has all of their ‘smart’ appliances connected to a separate, walled-off network
Secondary (walled-off) network capabilities are a very common feature on many routers these days. But by going even further, and LIMITING the connection access timeframe to say, 20 minutes (each day) for all devices that are connected to that secondary network, you thus enable an even greater level of security, while still fulfilling any manufacturer’s requirements for ‘a continuous & working connection’
These various customizations could effectively be used as loopholes to fulfill any potential requirements that the appliance maintain a ‘connection’ to (A network) without the appliance actually being online (where it would pose obvious security vulnerabilities for the fridge owner’s main network) considering the lax, antiquated (or nonexistent) security protocol employed by most ‘internet of things’ manufacturers as well as the lack of continuous security updates that are required (but rarely offered) to maintain a secure network
I specifically ONLY use the $149 Apple TV for all of my streaming (& AirPlay) while completely disabling ALL internet features on my ‘smart tv’ because Apple 🍎 WILL continuously provide the needed software & security patches for the lifetime of that device whereas it’s almost guaranteed that any smart tv will not
Thus any need for the Apple TV to connect to a secondary/isolated ‘appliance network’ would be unwarranted:
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