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Re:Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart TV” fe... by sam_bristow on Saturday June 11, 2022 @05:44PM (#31708730)
I ended up buying a cheap TCL brand TV a while ago. It still had all the smart features (which I didnt want) but at least it did have a physical switch to disable the microphone.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart TV” fe... by ruraltech on Saturday June 11, 2022 @10:26PM (#31710697)
If the TV has no Internet connection, the mic is useless. I use an Amazon Firestick in developer mode connected to a network that uses a P-hole and other mitigation efforts to keep all the nasty tracking, beacons, etc. minimized. Nothing is 100%, but we can come close. What I'd like to see is a browser that doesn't allow scanning of fonts, etc. There has to be a way to perhaps fake what they can see and poison their data collection.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart TV” fe... by throwaway81523 on Saturday June 11, 2022 @06:05PM (#31708904)
Better check for more microphones. They are like potato chips. Bet they can't install just one ;).