Comment on Your TV Is Spying On You

atlien51@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• pool_spray_098@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean… Just don’t hook the TV up to the internet. Don’t join your WiFi network on the TV.

  Kind of a simple solution.

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  • atlien51@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No it’s not! I had a goddamn Sony tv and it wouldn’t let me change certain settings unless I connected it to the internet! They try to force your hand!

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    • kipo@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do you remember the model number? I would like to research this.

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    • diffusive@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What about connecting to a mobile/theter and change password after you adjusted your settings? 🤷‍♂️

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  • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Until the cost of a sim card w/service is less than the revenue they generate from it. Which I fear is scarily close.

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  • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doesn’t work anymore. They do dark mesh networks.

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  • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can’t activate the warranty without it. Then once it knows it can go online it will constantly harass you.

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    • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “You can’t activate the warranty without it” That’s illegal in most of the world

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      • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Who said

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    • CalipherJones@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Calm down, it’s a TV.

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      • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        We’ll see how calm you are when your TV goes live on sky net and kills you in your sleep

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• Manalith@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sceptre still makes TVs that are just that, no underlying smart OS

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  • atlien51@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    TY!

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• Steve@communick.news ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Look for Signage Displays. They’re basically TVs with different software.

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  • atlien51@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never heard of those before. Thanks

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• MTK@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I got xiaomi, opened it up and disconnected the Bluetooth / wifi card. Connect it to a linux device and now it is a shitter version of a dumb tv. It’s crazy how smart tvs really really suck at being dumb. But it does work once you get used to some annoying quirks.

  Tip: connect a cheap air mouse/keyboard to it as a remote

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• FG_3479@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can buy any TV. Just turn off the tracking in the settings and plug in a streaming stick.

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