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Re:TV can see through walls by rapnie on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:11AM (#50440646)
> Unplug the TV from ethernet and disable wifi

This likely requires opening the case and physically disabling (hence knowing what you are doing). Or the TV will find other devices to transmit the data. Not an easy measure for everyone.

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Re:TV can see through walls by bethekidyouwant on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:56AM (#50441276)
a TV cannot "find" a way onto the internet without your wifi password (don't say insecure wireless networks)
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Re:TV can see through walls by marshray on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:19PM (#50444928)
Amazon Sidewalk is an example of an opt-out long-range cross-household device mesh/relay network using Bluetooth and LoRa to exfiltrate surveillance data.
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Re:TV can see through walls by reactordev on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @03:54PM (#50446200)
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Re:TV can see through walls by unrented7977 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:33PM (#50445148)
Sure, if you discount the glaring wide open loophole your argument is perfectly airtight.
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