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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by propogandist on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:55PM (#24206421)
you should stop your tv from making outbound calls. Many "smart tvs" are mining details on what you're watching and sending it back to the mothership, including conversations it may hear in the room, if your TV has voice activation features

You should disconnect your TV from the internet and not let it connect. Run a barebones version of Firestick (ideally with piHole) as it is constantly phoning home to Amazon. Roku is a popular alternative, but it too is constantly phoning home.

Two random articles, which includes coverage on the Samsung & Smart TV problem

https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-warning-our-smart-tvs-rec...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/18/you-wat...

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:58AM (#24207572)
Yes... but years of working in ads has made me realize that fucking with unfilled rates will cause a lot of grief to the company fucking me over... so I'm tempted to just tarpit the incoming data, not the outgoing one.
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