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Re:Walmart router, others on Amazon, eBay have hidden backdo... by nordsieck on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:32PM (#25195291)
> my TV could dl some auto auth for the wifi

How is it possible that your TV could automatically log into your wifi?

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Re:Walmart router, others on Amazon, eBay have hidden backdo... by jghn on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:09AM (#25195477)
I believe they’re suggesting there is a public WiFi network in range of their home.

Where I live I can see a few dozen networks active. At any one time at least a few are public.

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