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so basically you're getting a surveillance device shipped straight to your living room.

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[–] WorkIsSlow@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just looked it up and they charge up to $1000 if you block ads or tamper with it. They have all sorts of crazy requirements too.

[–] Ecstatic_equilibrium@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that’s the case, then it’s cheaper to just buy a 50” tv. Way cheaper than the $1000 they make you pay

[–] Neato@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

That's the point. If you can afford even a $400 tv, you won't buy this. It's for people for whom $1000 is unobtainable. So they'll watch the ads rather than risk a lawsuit and penalty.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You could buy four for that price.

Idk how they'd enforce that though.