Comment on Your TV Is Spying On You
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
No, it’s not. It has not connected to the internet.
Well, so, about that.
A lot of TV’s will form mesh nets with same brand-or even across brands-, until they find one that is connected. I’ve even heard reports of one with a sim card¹.
¹in a 'smoke filled room’² ²okay it was a van. A smoke filled van. And she was on some other stuff too.
Where can I read about these mesh networks?
Think there was an article in… I think wired a couple years back.
It’s the same thing apple’s Find My runs on. Devices bounce off each other like the fires of gondor
My thoughts exactly. My Xbox is spying on my instead.
I think you meant - Me Xbox is spying on my instead.
Yup same, running a shield
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Some TVs will sneakily connect to open APs to try and phone home. It is nasty but it does happen. You can only be worry free if you yank out the radio module. Some TVs make it easier than others (My LG TV made it as easy as opening the back of the TV and disconnecting, YMMV)
Valmond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My TV isn’t a “smart” tv.