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newcool1230@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 months ago

216,000,000 LG Smart TVs are spying on you - Gamers Nexus

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newcool1230@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 months ago
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    Even if you never connect to wifi TVs can seek out open connections, so is there a way to disrupt or weaken the wifi signal range on TVs without physically opening it?

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      Faraday cage?

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        Faraday cage?

        You could install the TV in a block of lead. Bonus: +20 against a Burglary check.

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        A Samsung TV did this a few years ago, story on Reddit and HN.

        It found an open passwordless WiFi and connected to it.

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        It’s literally mentioned in the video

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            It’s mentioned in the first half hour, but I don’t have the timestamp

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                A company that is harvesting data is better to not be given benefit of the doubt. I’m left trusting them less as opposed to trusting them to respect privacy.

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                    Preaching caution is FUD? Like telling people to not trust Windows, moving to custom roms like GrapheneOS on phones, or taking steps tp cease online connection of smart devices?

                    All corporations are data harvesting these days, so not trusting them and taking steps to reduce exposure seems to be good advice these days.

                    You give off the vibe of just trust them unless proven otherwise.

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