Comment by drnick1

3 days ago

Put your "smart" TV behind a Linux HTPC or a free/libre Android ROM and never, ever allow it to communicate over the Internet.

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Tor3  3 days ago

There have been reports of TVs with wi-fi managing to find an open network nearby and using that to get access to its updates and to send its telemetry. Having to physically hack a TV to disable its wi-fi is just.. At this point maybe a monitor is actucally the better choice even if the cost is high.

goku12  3 days ago

> ... and never, ever allow it to communicate over the Internet.

I'm pretty sure they're working on solving that problem.

  • aembleton  3 days ago

    Doubt it, 99% of consumers will connect it to the internet. The remaining 1% will be blocking ads everywhere making the data rather useless and potentially poisoned.

    • goku12  3 days ago

      That's what I'm talking about. They'll gradually make it harder to use it without going online. May be by increasing the bootup times. Eventually they'll remove that option altogether. Isn't that what happened with Windows login? We can also expect them to add RF devices like 6G modems as they become more common. These corporations aren't going to leave that choice to you.

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