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Re:LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and sno... by bigyabai on Monday September 07, 2026 @12:39PM (#49600218)
Now you're trusting Apple to not enshittify your TV with a firmware update. Even modern set-top boxes are so awful that I understand why everyone moved on to phones/computers.
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Re:LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and sno... by bichiliad on Monday September 07, 2026 @12:43PM (#49600273)
Anything that you use to show stuff on your tv is gonna have this problem. Apple is a little higher on the trust spectrum than, say, Roku. You’re paying Apple in part for the convenience of not doing a homebrew setup, and in part for the trust.
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Re:LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and sno... by bigyabai on Monday September 07, 2026 @12:45PM (#49600286)
Not anything - you can use XBMC or Jellyfin and have a certain degree of control over your frontend.

Apple's big problem is that whatever they say, goes. If they decide to partner with Hulu for advertisements, you have no escape hatch to install a respectful UX.

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