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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

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Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Almost every smart TV platform is, at this point, a billboard for ads with your apps sprinkled in, but where...
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    “Wow, I can’t believe these fire sticks are so cheap”

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      Bought an early one. Used it for less than a year.

      I still have it. Can they be flashed with Lineage or something?

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        It looks like it

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        That one guy hacked a company with a fire stick lol

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          What? That’s crazy, I’ve never heard this story. Got anything I should search on?

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            https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/gta-6-hacker-found-to-be-teen-with-amazon-fire-stick-in-small-town-hotel-room/

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        Only old firmwares

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          Meh, could be fun to play with. Keep it on a DMZ lab segment.

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      I’m surprised it wasn’t showing ads before. The fire tablets are discounted if they show ads on the lock screen.

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