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Re:I asked every TV manufacturer 17 questions about how they... by mzajc on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:44AM (#50454756)
Sony Bravia TVs, at least the 2015 model, bundle the tv.samba.ssm package, and the TV made periodic requests to the samba.tv domain without opting into anything. Samba TV is a spyware company in the ACR business.

Here's the APK in case you'd like to take a closer look: https://files.zajc.tel/unlist/6361bb6b86f2ed10e2e75a0deb3269...

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Re:I asked every TV manufacturer 17 questions about how they... by agile-gift0262 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:49AM (#50455521)
FYI I disabled the app (alongside many other undesirable apps) on my Sony TV via adb and there's no longer network requests to samba.tv, and everything I care about is still working fine.
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