Sorry for being paranoid but can the TV piggyback the connection used by the the streaming device/android box to send data back to the TV OEM?
Comment on Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 1 month agoI am a bit puzzled about the “even when your laptop is connected” part.
I have a small android box connected to it and am not using apps on the TV so it should have no chance of sending screenshot out even if it takes them.
xavier666@lemm.ee 1 month ago
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Not yet but it is clear in the future most devices will be able to do that, we will have ubiquitous low grade internet access everywhere. Your neighbours devices will let your electronics snitch on you even if you seal up your own internet
xavier666@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Good point. We can have a honeypot wifi. Check my other comment in the thread.
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The only connection the TV has is hdmi. I do not think that back and forth communication is possible there.
xavier666@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I think for the TVs internal wifi, it’s better to create a honeypot Wi-Fi exclusively for it, or a VLAN. It will constantly try to send data and fail. If we don’t let it connect to anything, the TV might start sniffing for other open networks.
bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
But if you connect your phone to the android box then the TV could use the phone to send the screenshots.
TV->android box->phone->internet.
spiffpitt@lemmy.world 1 month ago
what kind of Android box do you have? anything you recommend? (looking to have some sort of streaming client)
smiletolerantly@awful.systems 1 month ago
Nvidia Shield. The bigger one.
Yes, it’s a couple of years old at this point, but it’s still the best device of its kind.
Not to mention the remote is FANTASTIC.
ben_dover@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
the google tv with chromecast dongle is quite is quite decent, good price/performance ratio
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s a Chinese one that I used at first for retro gaming with emuelec. Now it is dual boot and I have kodi and newpipe on it too.