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Re:Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? by ammar2 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @07:16PM (#20299887)
Let it connect to your network and then black-hole it?

But that's assuming it doesn't try to connect elsewhere if it detects it doesn't have internet.

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Re:Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? by nerdponx on Friday June 28, 2019 @09:32AM (#20304086)
And this safely outside the scope of what most people know how to do with their routers.

Imagine having to take countermeasures like this to prevent things you've purchased from spying on you!

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