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Samsung brings ads to US fridges (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37646129

Source: Reddit post— Private front-end.

Samsung Statement to Android Authority:

Samsung is committed to innovation and enhancing every day value for our home appliance customers. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen that value, we are conducting a pilot program to offer promotions and curated advertisements on certain Samsung Family Hub refrigerator models in the U.S. market.

As a part of this pilot program, Family Hub refrigerators in the U.S. will receive an over-the-network (OTN) software update with Terms of Service (T&C) and Privacy Notice (PN). Advertising will appear on certain Family Hub refrigerator Cover Screens. The Cover Screen appears when a Family Hub screen is idle. Ad design format may change depending on Family Hub personalization options for the Cover Screen, and advertising will not appear when Cover Screen displays Art Mode or picture albums.

Advertisements can be dismissed on the Cover Screens where ads are shown, meaning that specific ads will not appear again during the campaign period.

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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Smart fridge

Why!?

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Going to play devil's advocate here but in theory, it's not necessarily bad, namely it could display

  • what's in stock (assuming RFID or being patient enough to scan barcode of each item or data from online order)
  • recipes matching what's in stock,
  • statistics of usage e.g. when it's most used, how much electricity consumed, etc
  • contextual information e.g. calendar items overlapping with meal time (thus expecting food to take away)
  • what's in stock that could go bad soon and thus potential recipes

so ... honestly the "smart" can be potentially useful to the user.

The problem is not really the why IMHO but rather the how because sadly I have 0 trust that it will be done solely for the benefit of the user. Which is why I will not buy a proprietary version. If I could get a OSHW one with e.g. eInk and HomeAssistant and/or GadgetBridge support, I just might, until then I'm in no rush.