No, it’s not an Apple TV.
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atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 day agoIf you don’t have the technical know how to physically lobotomize the TV’s wifi chip, simply blocking its mac address would suffice.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 day ago
atrielienz@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Do you think that only apple TVs have wifi chips?
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
It was a bad joke. ‘Mac’ address.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Or you would just not connect it to the wifi. It’s not like it’s going to guess your WPA key.
Anivia@feddit.org 1 day ago
No, but in the near future it might connect to your neighbors wifi if he has IoT devices connected to his wifi
adweek.com/…/amazon-sidewalk-will-push-neighbors-…
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Wow, what a horrible idea. But assuming you have a compatible device and didn’t disable this feature, blacklisting it in your router wouldn’t help much.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Blacklisting it on your router would at least prevent it from trying to connect to an open WiFi network like your own guest network which some people just don’t turn off or password protect.
If you are one of those people and you’re reading this turn that off. You can share your wifi via QR code these days from just about any smart phone. Turn it off.
Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I’ve heard they can connect to nearby open networks or even share a connection with another TV in range.
I don’t have any sources for this, might be just a rumor.