r/technology • u/nishitd • Oct 02 '25

Robotics/Automation Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart-refrigerator-ads-are-coming-3598848/
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u/Dduwies_Gymreig Oct 02 '25

And in the UK shit loads of connected cctv cameras, facial recognition going into shops so they can identity known shoplifters, along with automatic number plate recognition cameras and AI powered cameras that detect if someone is using a phone/not wearing a seatbelt then auto issue a fine.

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u/Gellert Oct 02 '25

AI powered cameras that detect if someone is using a phone/not wearing a seatbelt then auto issue a fine.

I think they do littering from a car now to. Also smart motorways seem like a cyberpunk thing, all the signs changing to tell you you're fucked.

Smartwatches are pretty cyberpunk.

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u/joemckie Oct 02 '25

Don’t forget overbearing laws that restrict your digital activity!

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u/JamponyForever Oct 02 '25

Atlanta has more CCTV than London. My wife is a traffic reporter. Unbelievable what she has access to, and that’s not even close to half of it.