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Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by lrem on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @06:21PM (#21010975)
Won't they just use Ethernet over HDMI?
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Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by boring_twenties on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @06:34PM (#21011124)
Maybe, but that would only work if there is Internet at the other end of the HDMI.
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Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by flukus on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @08:02PM (#21011866)
Oh FFS I just learned this was a thing, I can't even trust my cables anymore.
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Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by freeflight on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:43PM (#21012427)
Be aware that your ethernet cables could also be powering stuff, so that's another cable to watch out for ;)
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Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by partialrecall on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:52AM (#21014493)
Watch out for the reverse too, ethernet over powerline is a thing!
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