They’re getting to the point where they can capture their own output - and Amazon is building out a public network for IoT style devices. It’s not long before they’re siphoning data outside of your house even with the wifi turned off.
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philpo@feddit.de 6 months ago
Sure. Choose one that still let’s you default connect to a HDMI input (or display port if you are really lucky) and connect a KODI box to it. Either a Raspi 4 or something similar will do.
That solves most of your problems as the smart part is on the Kodi Box and not on the TV and Kodi is (mostly) OS and can be configured to your liking.
thantik@lemmy.world 6 months ago
philpo@feddit.de 6 months ago
It depends on your infrastructure,sure. But as long as no Amazon Devices are in the apartment/house and the WiFi/radio emitting function is permanently turned off (which, again,is a legal requirement per EU laws - and I am 90% sure per FCC as well) there is little chance of them meshing with something.
And if you have active Amazon devices in your home the smart TV is not your problem.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Well, if your neighbor has one, I could totally see it being designed to use that connection at least for discovering nearby open networks.
thantik@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yep, you got it - that’s EXACTLY what they do. That’s the purpose of the “Sidewalk” network.
philpo@feddit.de 6 months ago
Possible,yes. Illegal? Yes.
So,sorry,unless you show me any proof that any device does it I consider it unlikely.
If you show me proof I am more than happy to call a few old contacts and raise a stink with ECC/CEPT. They don’t fuck around.
SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ll build a Faraday cage
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months ago
TVs have the capability to sample what’s on the screen so it knows what you watch from a streaming device/dvd/bluray connected via HDMI.
It really needs to have the network blocked.
philpo@feddit.de 6 months ago
Absolutely - But with HDMI to a Kodi and all other connections disabled there is literally no way for it to get “out”.