| ▲ | ern_ave 2 hours ago |
| > What will be the first device to bottle up AI and other modern technologies in a package and become widely in-demand One problem I see is that corporations insist on collecting and reselling our data. As a result, a lot of people are reticent to get much automation. They seem to accept it with TVs, but other devices - it's just too much of an intrusion. I say "a lot of people" but I don't know how many people it is, exactly. There was recently a bit of a controversy with a refrigerator that had a big monitor on the door. That could actually be a cool feature: it could show you what's inside before you open the door. You could access it remotely if you're at the store and trying to remember if you have milk at home. But of course, the company started putting ads on it, and undoubtedly they're selling your data. |
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| ▲ | dylan604 41 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| > it could show you what's inside before you open the door I've always thought it would be cool to have transparent doors so you could see inside without needing to open the doors. Obviously, most people do not have "neat" fridge interiors and would be considered ugly and not a good look. But having those cool spy room windows that go frosted or mirrored or some other opaque look with the flip of a switch could solve that. Which tech is less expensive: dimming glass or cameras and monitors? |
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| ▲ | physPop an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| HN crowd is not representative of the world at large. consumers don't care. cost and convenience are primary motivators. |
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| ▲ | mlhpdx an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | As far as I can tell, many “regular” people do care and alter buying decisions based on privacy concerns. They use words like “creepy” instead of technical ones, but the underlying discomfort is the same. | | |
| ▲ | dylan604 39 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | I doubt the vast majority of people objecting to ads are doing it because creepy privacy invading reasons compared to just simply who would actually want ads running on a screen on the fridge? Who would actually just stand in front of the fridge watching an ad? Unless they really do something stupid like keep the fridge locked until the ad finishes, but really, who do they think is going to pay attention to it? | |
| ▲ | JumpCrisscross an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | > They use words like “creepy” This is common for useless products, like smart glasses or pendant-style AI devices. When consumers have clear utility, however, most give away privacy quite willingly. | | |
| ▲ | blooalien a minute ago | parent [-] | | > When consumers have clear utility, however, most give away privacy quite willingly. Exhibits 1, 2, and 3; "Smart" phones, "Smart" watches, and pretty much 90% or so of "apps" people install on either from their respective "app stores". |
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| ▲ | troupo an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | Onve again it's been shown that consumers do care when they are properly shown the extent of data collection and/or are allowed to opt out. E.g. when iOS introduced "ask apps to not track", 96% of users clicked "do not track": https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/96-of-us-users-opt-o... If consumers didn't care, companies wouldn't go to extreme lengths to hide the fact that they are tracking you, and to invent craxier and crazier dark patterns to trick you into giving up your data. | | |
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| ▲ | closeparen an hour ago | parent | prev [-] |
| A screen with an ad on it is objectionable enough, even if the ad is untargeted. |
