One we have more direct control over as Americans which we can influence by policy. The other we can’t. “All it does is X instead of Y” is a naive oversimplification.
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They’re not really the same thing, but it all depends on what’s most important to each person.
Now people also need to stop buying those Chinese streaming boxes filled with IPTV piracy channels. They do the same thing and most likely worse things. Samsung can only control the apps installed on their TVs.
At the end of 2025, analysts examined several models of the popular SuperBox device available from major retail stores and online marketplaces. The findings were deeply concerning: immediately upon powering up, the devices began pinging the servers of the Chinese messaging app Tencent QQ, as well as the Grass proxy service — effectively renting out the owner’s internet bandwidth to third parties.
Fox NewsWhy your Android TV box may secretly be a part of a botnetSecurity researchers warn Android TV streaming boxes promising free channels may secretly hijack home internet connections for proxy networks and criminal activity.Idk if we’d be so angry if the system stopped an angry student from committing an actual shooting. Sounds like the system would have correctly notified authorities and alerted to an actual threat of one occured.
A teacher should know the sensitivity of such a statement, joke or not. Some things you don’t joke about.
At the end of the day, tools like these are helpful when used in their intended way, but are rife with potential for misuse.