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I have zero "smart" device is my life exactly because the FURY that would be caused by being treated like this would far outweigh the drip-feeding of trivialities the devices would otherwise dish up each day.

I don't get into these sorts of argument with my pen or chair, for example. Why should I tolerate it from my TV?

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This isn't a television, it's a product similar to Google's Nest Hub; i.e. your standard "smart speaker" plus a display.

Don't disagree with your outrage at all. I wouldn't buy a more critical appliance administered by Google. But I do have a Nest Hub in my kitchen, and I like it for what it is -- an entirely unnecessary, cheap gizmo that nevertheless has a couple useful functions.

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