Re:Why I will never buy another Samsung device
by 72deluxe on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @07:33AM
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Sorry to be vague. I blocked various domains that the TV wanted to use in order to send data back, eg.
ichnaea.netflix.com collect-eu-fy2017.myhomescreen.tv x2.vindicosuite.com
But it is allowed to access other domains such as: nrdp.prod.ftl.netflix.com api-global.netflix.com vcs.vdspf.com push.prod.netflix.com uiboot.netflix.com appboot.netflix.com auth-ctv.digitaluk.co.uk c09.api.freeviewplay.net secure.netflix.com
Nothing on the network other than the Pi can get out of port 53 (DNS).
Re:Why I will never buy another Samsung device
by secondcoming on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @08:05AM
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Hmm, I wonder if all these connections can be used to see if someone is watching live TV without a licence.
> It does contact Panasonic but I have blocked the domains with a Pihole and closed outgoing port 53 other than traffic from the Pihole so nothing can make DNS requests directly (eg. hardcoded to 8.8.8.8).
I don't understand - you've blocked it from contacting Panasonic; does that mean that none of the services work any more? Or is there another domain that it has to keep in contact with that you've allowed? If so, why block the Panasonic domain when you allow it to chat to some other third party?