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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by prmoustache on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:21PM (#35487119)
Couldn't a device looking for wifi just connect wherever you or your neighbours hit the wps button on their wifi router?
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by codetrotter on Saturday April 08, 2023 @03:27AM (#35491329)
Don’t know. I never use the WPS button, nor have I ever seen anyone else use it either.

But I think you are right this could potentially let the device connect itself :(

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