Your TV Is Spying On You
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Stupid TVs FTW. If you can’t buy them stupid, give them a WiFi lobotomy.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 10:38 zuletzt editiert vonThere has to be a youtube guide to giving WiFi Lobotomy
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HEC feature enables IP-based applications over HDMI and provides a bidirectional Ethernet communication at 100 Mbit/s
I think the bandwidth is too slow for HD/4K Streams.
I am sure the 100 Mbit/s must also be theoretical maximum, i would be impressed if practical cables supports even half the orignal specs
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 10:59 zuletzt editiert vonfor streaming, yeah, for tracking its plenty
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HEC feature enables IP-based applications over HDMI and provides a bidirectional Ethernet communication at 100 Mbit/s
I think the bandwidth is too slow for HD/4K Streams.
I am sure the 100 Mbit/s must also be theoretical maximum, i would be impressed if practical cables supports even half the orignal specs
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 11:01 zuletzt editiert vonfor streaming, yeah, for tracking its plenty
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What 4K TV can I buy that doesn’t do this guys help? Or should I stick to monitors???
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 11:05 zuletzt editiert vonI mean... Just don't hook the TV up to the internet. Don't join your WiFi network on the TV.
Kind of a simple solution.
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I’m using my xfinity router/modem in bridge mode to my router.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 11:15 zuletzt editiert vonDo whatever you can to remove this from your network as soon as you can. OpenWRT as a suggestion.
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I mean... Just don't hook the TV up to the internet. Don't join your WiFi network on the TV.
Kind of a simple solution.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 11:27 zuletzt editiert vonUntil the cost of a sim card w/service is less than the revenue they generate from it. Which I fear is scarily close.
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I mean... Just don't hook the TV up to the internet. Don't join your WiFi network on the TV.
Kind of a simple solution.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 11:35 zuletzt editiert vonNo it’s not! I had a goddamn Sony tv and it wouldn’t let me change certain settings unless I connected it to the internet! They try to force your hand!
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What 4K TV can I buy that doesn’t do this guys help? Or should I stick to monitors???
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 12:04 zuletzt editiert vonI got xiaomi, opened it up and disconnected the Bluetooth / wifi card. Connect it to a linux device and now it is a shitter version of a dumb tv. It's crazy how smart tvs really really suck at being dumb. But it does work once you get used to some annoying quirks.
Tip: connect a cheap air mouse/keyboard to it as a remote
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I’ve never allowed my TV to have an active route to the internet since I bought it in 2019, it’s exclusively fed over HDMI by gaming consoles and an Apple TV.
The thing is, HDMI 1.4 added HEC, so what’s to prevent media players from serving as an Ethernet switch and providing an internet connection to TVs.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 12:29 zuletzt editiert vonApple TV is watching you
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I mean... Just don't hook the TV up to the internet. Don't join your WiFi network on the TV.
Kind of a simple solution.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 13:20 zuletzt editiert vonYou can't activate the warranty without it. Then once it knows it can go online it will constantly harass you.
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You can't activate the warranty without it. Then once it knows it can go online it will constantly harass you.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 13:37 zuletzt editiert von"You can’t activate the warranty without it"
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What 4K TV can I buy that doesn’t do this guys help? Or should I stick to monitors???
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 13:47 zuletzt editiert vonSceptre still makes TVs that are just that, no underlying smart OS
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You sit down to relax, put on your favorite show, and settle in for a night of binge-watching. But while you’re watching your TV… your TV is watching you.
Smart TVs take constant snapshots of everything you watch. Sometimes hundreds of snapshots a second.
Welcome to the future of "entertainment."
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 13:50 zuletzt editiert vonNo, it's not. It has not connected to the internet.
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You sit down to relax, put on your favorite show, and settle in for a night of binge-watching. But while you’re watching your TV… your TV is watching you.
Smart TVs take constant snapshots of everything you watch. Sometimes hundreds of snapshots a second.
Welcome to the future of "entertainment."
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 14:05 zuletzt editiert vonSpy all you want Agent Hisense of the Roku org, I've got you in a black box. Your communications have been cut! You'll never report back to HQ now!
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You can't activate the warranty without it. Then once it knows it can go online it will constantly harass you.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 14:28 zuletzt editiert vonCalm down, it's a TV.
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You sit down to relax, put on your favorite show, and settle in for a night of binge-watching. But while you’re watching your TV… your TV is watching you.
Smart TVs take constant snapshots of everything you watch. Sometimes hundreds of snapshots a second.
Welcome to the future of "entertainment."
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 14:33 zuletzt editiert vonJokes on them: I watch videos on my tablet. There’s no way that’s spying on me, right? Right?
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No it’s not! I had a goddamn Sony tv and it wouldn’t let me change certain settings unless I connected it to the internet! They try to force your hand!
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 14:45 zuletzt editiert vonDo you remember the model number? I would like to research this.
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No, it's not. It has not connected to the internet.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 14:45 zuletzt editiert vonYup same, running a shield
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No, it's not. It has not connected to the internet.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 14:52 zuletzt editiert von joelk111@lemmy.worldMy thoughts exactly. My Xbox is spying on me instead.
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No it’s not! I had a goddamn Sony tv and it wouldn’t let me change certain settings unless I connected it to the internet! They try to force your hand!
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 15:05 zuletzt editiert vonWhat about connecting to a mobile/theter and change password after you adjusted your settings?
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