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Be careful if you are using Roku, read the Privacy Policy. (docs.roku.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.

Clarification: after a bit of research it seems the olfactory section pertains to CCPA California law, many places have olfactory in the privacy policy because it is required by the law. I can't believe we reached a point where we have to put olfactory in the privacy policy, but then again it won't be long before Smell-O-Vision becomes reality.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision

They removed it, archived here: https://archive.ph/YYBuJ

Also have a California ip you get a different privacy policy.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I hope you don't think actually think that Google doesn't do the same shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

~~I do but at least they don't prevent you from suing them like Roku does.~~

Never mind, I guess they do

https://support.google.com/store/answer/9427031?hl=en

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/r265c7/how_to_opt_out_of_googles_binding_arbitration/

The operating system is still better though. Suck it Roku.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

I'm not going to argue that Roku's software is better, it's definitely worse, but honestly, it's not that much worse and doesn't really impact day to day usage.

The voice recognition in the remote is slightly worse, the OS is less pretty and a little slower to navigate, but when 90% of its time being used is either playing something or displaying a screensaver, none of that really matters. It still opens instantly when I turn the Xbox on, it still lets me open whatever app I need and select a show, and it has one feature that Google TV doesn't have that's genuinely great which is private listening, where the audio will play from the Roku app on your phone so you can use headphones and not wake anyone.

Honestly, I would buy the best picture quality TV I could and not worry about Google OS or Roku OS at this point. And if you do get a Roku TV, I definitely don't think it's worth giving Google more money on top of that.

[–] Makeshift 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Here I am just learning that there are tv remotes with voice recognition.

Cool as that sounds… tv screens with built in ads sound terrible and maybe it’s a blessing to be behind the times.

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