Comment by nottorp
10 months ago
> they can get a decent replacement for $300 new
Presumably the "decent replacement" will also be too smart for their own good and there will be people who will pay extra on purchase for a "de-smarted" device.
Speaking of which, I shudder to think what will happen if my current TV ever breaks. Would getting a "smart" TV and physically removing the wifi help?
My prediction is that more devices will start to come with an eSIM that phones home and downloads more ads or uploads user data whether you give it WiFi access or not.
Amazon Sidewalk can also be used - it automatically finds devices on other networks (like your next-door neighbor) and sends data through their devices in case you don't connect your device to your own network.
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/
That may be a business opportunity... make faraday cages that enclose the right spots on specific tv models...
Have you ever seen TV not connected to the Internets? Some models refuse to work with "no free storage" alert if it has spywared too much data about the used (used is any user of proprietary sw). When the used connects the snoop-TV to the network it of course unloads the data.
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Those things aren't cheap.
GSM module? I think it costs several dollars. They are already installed into electricity meters for example.
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