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submitted 1 month ago by Schwim@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.world

My question is: Can you block the IPs it's phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?

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[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 month ago

All but one of my TVs is a smart TV, none of them are connected to the internet. I tried with one, it was slow and difficult to use. I use a set top box instead. Even when I was using a 10+ year old Roku it performed better than the TV did.

[-] Mearuu@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 1 month ago

I recently bought a smart TV with google because it was more responsive than other TV’s on display. After I got it home, connected it to the internet, and updated everything it slowed so much that it’s unbearable to use now. There is a 2-5 second delay for every button press including changing the volume.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 7 points 1 month ago

Maybe a factory reset (hopefully) will bring back the original firmware.

[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That used to be my solution, too. Sadly Roku don't seem to be any better for privacy, anymore.

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