Not really, I just said no to all their demands when I set the TV up. Now it works really well for casting from my laptop /s
Jamizon1 on
It’s simple. Do not allow the device to connect to the internet. Use a purpose built PC in a VPN to drive it as a monitor.
CurrentlyLucid on
I never set mine up, but I yell fuck trump into it now and then just in case.
jcunews1 on
One more attack vector for privacy. Aside from what we already have which most couldn’t/wouldn’t care less: smart phones.
thisguypercents on
Thats why I wrap my smart TV in plastic wrap.
justbecause999 on
Honestly, not that this is a big worry of mine it is also part of the reason I don’t hook my smart tv to the internet. It’s a monitor for me that is hooked up to a media receiver that feeds it a video signal only. I have other better devices that handle the content. I just want a nice big high quality monitor.
Laughing_Zero on
‘Big brother’ has been replaced by ‘Electronic brother.’ Digital convenience has been replaced with digital surveillance and capitalism. Have to go out into what’s left of the wilderness to be ad free.
WolfVidya on
Conveniently, most just obsolete themselves by virtue of apps no longer receiving updates and becoming unsupported by their provider (Ever saw someone get a new tv because netflix stopped working in their older, almost 1st gen smart tv?). Other than that, just disconnect them from the internet, delete all local data, and use them as a monitor.
I miss old tvs.
Aware_Material_9985 on
I love google tv because at least you can force that over a VPN
TheJizzle on
My Roku devices appear with incredible regularity in my pi-hole logs as they try to phone home.
People, if you haven’t already, you need to set up a pi-hole at home. When you browse the web and use apps behind a pi-hole, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without one. If you have kids, it’s even more imperative. Kid apps are LOADED with garbage.
ap2patrick on
I want nothing more than the latest display tech and THATS IT. My TV is just a fucking TV!!!
Ok_Celebration8180 on
Never connected mine to the internet. Have a mini pc connected.
Heatseeqer on
I remember people telling me back in about 1988/90 that China had a technology to build TV sets that can spy on you. Of course, it was just smart TV technology. Knowing what you watch and when. Knowing how many people watched a particular film or such. Statistical.
Well…..
JDGumby on
Pretty crappy Trojan Horse, what with all the Greeks hanging on the side and making rude noises and laughing at you rather than quietly staying inside ’til it’s time to attack…
Buddycat2308 on
TLDR: The article basically just says that they are getting really good at ad targeting
aluminumnek on
I cherish both of my Sony Bravia dumb tvs. Still going strong after 15+ years.
guitarzan212 on
Who is actually dumb enough to connect their tv to the internet? Those people have no one to blame but themselves
funkiestj on
Personally, I look forward to my *two minutes of hate*.
Yakov Smirnov: In capitalist America, TVs watch you!
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Not really, I just said no to all their demands when I set the TV up. Now it works really well for casting from my laptop /s
It’s simple. Do not allow the device to connect to the internet. Use a purpose built PC in a VPN to drive it as a monitor.
I never set mine up, but I yell fuck trump into it now and then just in case.
One more attack vector for privacy. Aside from what we already have which most couldn’t/wouldn’t care less: smart phones.
Thats why I wrap my smart TV in plastic wrap.
Honestly, not that this is a big worry of mine it is also part of the reason I don’t hook my smart tv to the internet. It’s a monitor for me that is hooked up to a media receiver that feeds it a video signal only. I have other better devices that handle the content. I just want a nice big high quality monitor.
‘Big brother’ has been replaced by ‘Electronic brother.’ Digital convenience has been replaced with digital surveillance and capitalism. Have to go out into what’s left of the wilderness to be ad free.
Conveniently, most just obsolete themselves by virtue of apps no longer receiving updates and becoming unsupported by their provider (Ever saw someone get a new tv because netflix stopped working in their older, almost 1st gen smart tv?). Other than that, just disconnect them from the internet, delete all local data, and use them as a monitor.
I miss old tvs.
I love google tv because at least you can force that over a VPN
My Roku devices appear with incredible regularity in my pi-hole logs as they try to phone home.
People, if you haven’t already, you need to set up a pi-hole at home. When you browse the web and use apps behind a pi-hole, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without one. If you have kids, it’s even more imperative. Kid apps are LOADED with garbage.
I want nothing more than the latest display tech and THATS IT. My TV is just a fucking TV!!!
Never connected mine to the internet. Have a mini pc connected.
I remember people telling me back in about 1988/90 that China had a technology to build TV sets that can spy on you. Of course, it was just smart TV technology. Knowing what you watch and when. Knowing how many people watched a particular film or such. Statistical.
Well…..
Pretty crappy Trojan Horse, what with all the Greeks hanging on the side and making rude noises and laughing at you rather than quietly staying inside ’til it’s time to attack…
TLDR: The article basically just says that they are getting really good at ad targeting
I cherish both of my Sony Bravia dumb tvs. Still going strong after 15+ years.
Who is actually dumb enough to connect their tv to the internet? Those people have no one to blame but themselves
Personally, I look forward to my *two minutes of hate*.
Yakov Smirnov: In capitalist America, TVs watch you!
Not if you disable the internet connection