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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

No need, just leave any smart TVs disconnected from your network and they’re harmless

[-] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Yep. I never use the smart TV features. I've a fire stick and yes I see the irony but the firesick is almost used exclusively for Kodi.

[-] elephantium@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

For now ...

I wouldn't put it past them to start trying to mesh network their way out of local network jail. Are your neighbors as diligent as you are about privacy and security?

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure at least a few of them do that already. I've seen too many reports of tech savvy people not knowing why they got updates when the TV has never been connected.

[-] elephantium@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Very possible. Or maybe "just" connecting to any open wifi networks that might be available...

OTOH, I take "non-tech-savvy" reports with a healthy grain of salt. "Never been connected" could simply mean "I didn't plug it in to the Comcast box". Or "I connected Netflix, I didn't connect the TV".

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

These were tech savvy people who I generally trust, plus a few Internet reports of dubious trustworthiness (like everything else on the internet).

I wish I could remember the brand.

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