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Re:Samsung TVs May Upload Screenshots for Automatic Content ... by freeflight on Saturday December 28, 2019 @11:59AM (#21899986)
> Just disconnect it from the network and keep a box plugged into HDMI1.

One would assume it'd be as simple as that, but apparently it ain't because many SmartTV's will jump trough quite a few loops to get online, like using nearby open Wifi.

At least there's been a bunch of stories like this in past HN discussions around SmartTV's.

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Re:Samsung TVs May Upload Screenshots for Automatic Content ... by wil421 on Saturday December 28, 2019 @12:05PM (#21900033)
There’s been plenty of discussions on HN about the possibilities of SmartTVs doing nefarious stuff but not a lot stuff in the wild.

Last time this came up someone was telling me the TV could get Ethernet from an HDMI cable via an AppleTV or Xbox etc. Stackexchange said the tech was dead and no one really adopted it. You can’t find a TV or even a cable that supports it.

Any source about the auto connect to open WiFi?

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Re:Samsung TVs May Upload Screenshots for Automatic Content ... by freeflight on Saturday December 28, 2019 @12:28PM (#21900202)
Where do the discussions on HN, and Reddit [0], come from if it's not a thing in the wild? Granted: It's hard to search for because Google will bury any relevant results between a ton of support requests about people not being able to get their Samsung TV online.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/bpr6xs/if_you_choo...

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Re:Samsung TVs May Upload Screenshots for Automatic Content ... by wil421 on Saturday December 28, 2019 @05:02PM (#21902096)
Your link is just as much hearsay as HN posts. TVs are connecting to WiFi yet no one provides any evidence.
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