Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows

Re:Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows by sergiomattei on Saturday October 12, 2019 @07:54AM (#21232326)

In other news, water is wet.

Jokes aside, this has been known for a while. I refuse to buy a smart TV.

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Re:Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows by ecf on Saturday October 12, 2019 @12:34PM (#21234377)

I made the conscious decision to buy one since it was a good deal. But you bet I’m never hooking this thing up to WiFi.

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Re:Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows by tinus_hn on Sunday October 13, 2019 @11:24AM (#21240868)

Some of these TVs automatically connect to your neighbors open WiFi.

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Re:Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows by t-writescode on Saturday October 12, 2019 @02:45PM (#21235288)

I haven’t bought a smart tv yet, either; but, I think this is a perfect usecase for a pihole, isn’t it?

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Re:Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows by BubRoss on Saturday October 12, 2019 @12:34PM (#21234380)

You could just not hook it up to the internet

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Re:Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows by barbellguy97 on Saturday October 12, 2019 @02:35PM (#21235209)

They're known to connect to unprotected WiFi aitomatically, there's almost no escape

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