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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: More fun with Gemini AI
Date: 12/24/25 2:20 PM
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It seems that Google and Samsung have made a deal to maximize exposure to Gemini even though it will shorten the lifetime of the battery.

Samsung, as well as most other well known brands of "smart" TVs spy on what you are watching too. Not only the programs, but videos you watch, games you play, anything that appears on the screen, is sampled and reported to the mother ship, so they can sell that information on you.

Texas is suing the TV makers for spying on people without their consent.

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Sues Five Major TV Com­pa­nies, Includ­ing Some with Ties to the CCP, for Spy­ing on Texans

These companies have been unlawfully collecting personal data through Automated Content Recognition (“ACR”) technology. ACR in its simplest terms is an uninvited, invisible digital invader. This software can capture screenshots of a user’s television display every 500 milliseconds, monitor viewing activity in real time, and transmit that information back to the company without the user’s knowledge or consent. The companies then sell that consumer information to target ads across platforms for a profit. This technology puts users’ privacy and sensitive information, such as passwords, bank information, and other personal information at risk.


texasattorneygeneral.gov - Attorney general paxton sues five major tv companies including some ties ccp spying texans

Steve...realized Proles are nothing but a ledger entry under "source of funds" long ago

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