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Samsung brings ads to US fridges (infosec.pub)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My parents bought a fancy Samsung fridge with a screen 5 years ago. We bought LG. In the first year they had theirs serviced 6 times before replacing it with the same LG fridge we have. Earlier this year right before the extended warranty ran out the compressor on my fridge died. They've not had a single problem with theirs yet.

My brother bought a Samsung TV that was supposed to be better than my LG OLED. In the first year the anti glare coating wore off enough that there are bright spots you can't not see. My LG TV is fine.

Typed on my Samsung phone.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remarkable that there were no typos in that post, despite being typed on a Smasnug phone

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

🤣🤣🤣

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I couldn't even list all the horror stories I've heard firsthand about Samsung appliances, including massive damage to people's houses caused by leaks.

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When my parents were shopping for a washing machine a couple of years ago, they asked their friend who works at Home Depot what seemed to be reliable and he basically said "anything but Samsung". They had way more Samsung returns than anything else.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Samsung appliances have had a bad reputation for more than a decade now. I don't know how they can still sell appliances - how is it not everyone knows yet? How is it they still haven't fixed the quality problems?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Samsung is a big name, and people don't buy appliances that often.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

my lab has 14 Samsung fridges, now 5 years old and no problems. But, they just are fridges, no ice or water or other bullshit people seem to love.