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I thought I bought a camera, but no DJI sold me a license to use it [video]

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354 points qingcharles | 1 comments | 21 Apr 25 02:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.264s | source
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dsign ◴[21 Apr 25 04:55 UTC] No.43748593[source]▶
I have a washing machine that won't let me use it fully without installing an app that asks for permission to track my GPS coordinates at all time, in my phone. HomeWhiz.There should be a law against selling new hardware that demands that sort of thing to function, or to have full functionality. But I would be happy if procedures to bring class-auction lawsuits against companies that engage in this kind of bait-and-ransom were somehow simpler.
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hliyan ◴[21 Apr 25 05:27 UTC] No.43748719[source]▶
Just yesterday I saw an ad for an "AI enabled dishwasher". I suspect things are about to get even worse.
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1. vel0city ◴[21 Apr 25 14:33 UTC] No.43752457[source]▶
I had a high-end dishwasher from the early 2000's in this house when I moved in. It had a lot of smarts to it. It would constantly monitor turbidity to change soap mixtures and would decide when it wanted to drain and add more water in case the tub water was really dirty.

I imagine this is what that "AI" feature is doing.