Comment on Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second
nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 3 months agoDo your firewall rules allow you to block your tv’s telemetry, while allowing you to still use the internet on it? If so, would you mind sharing how you did it?
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You should look into PiHole, if you’re half-savvy with computers. They should be able to block all the destinations smart TVs are trying to connect to
ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Sinkholes can be negated by manufacturers using static, hardcoded dns addresses. Be careful and don’t check traffic regularly.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
And those can be blocked and even redirected at the router level. Though not as simple as spinning up a pihole.
OwlHamster@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Actually simpler, if you have an Asus router. Just remember to disable it’s telemetry stuff…
Aqarius@lemmy.world 3 months ago
And they do. My Philips TV didn’t even ask for DNS until hardcoded IPs for Netflix et al. timed out. And when it did, it asked Google, not my router.
xavier666@lemm.ee 3 months ago
This is why you need to do DNS hijacking to handle hardcoded DNS requests. Check masquerade in OpenWrt
Wooki@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Very easy to circumvent