Has anyone reversed their SDKs to run a swarm that captures enough traffic to see what requests are actually getting made?
A lot of web scraping. The ones that got KimWolf’d were/are doing a lot of DDoS (SYN floods etc).
Nearly half of LG smart TV apps contain residential proxy SDKs
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#162LG’s guidelines state:
- “Your app should only collect the minimum user data required for providing service and should avoid collecting unnecessary data.”
- “LG performs security reviews on submitted apps before distribution, using the vulnerability analyzing system.”
- “All app developers must complete and submit well-defined and comprehensible data safety information detailing collection, usage, and sharing of user data.” They explicitly classify the "IP address" under Device Identifier Information.
https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/guides/privacy-gui...
Blatant lies.
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#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
This, but LibreELEC or other Kodi distributions suck. They are too limited. Until recently, the best solution was to run a full Linux DE, but now there is Plasma Bigscreen[0] for that. This is basically a DE optimized for couch use with a remote. You can run Kodi as an app, but also stream from a browser, or play games with Steam, etc. [0] https://plasma-bigscreen.org/
This looks great, it just needs some hardware to run on with a nice remote. Does any hardware like that exist?
Via KDE Connect, you can also use your smartphone as touchpad to control the cursor or to act as remote keyboard.
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#164"Publishes with the most proxy flagged apps" 1. Desoline (based in Netanya (Israel) 2. Bright Data (based in Israel) Interesting.
A country known for plenty of spyware and iOS hacking tools. Interesting indeed.
(I didn’t draw any conclusions.)
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>Is it the OMG BEST? no. But I Disabled wifi, and even the channel display. Why not just get a (presumably subsidized) smart TV instead, and skipping the premium? It'd also be not disconnected from the internet, and despite vague HN/reddit speculation that TVs have cell modems in them, that has yet to be confirmed.
These days a lot of them will nag you if you don't connect them to the internet and only use them as a dumb display.
That hasn't been my experience.
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Thank you. One of the app states mentioned is: > Suspended : The app is suspended in the background.
And the next sentence says this: > The app can be suspended for a short time Short time, short lived, not long running. That doesn't make it okay obviously, just means the blast radius is limited.
I disagree. All it takes is one questionable HTTP request for CP or terrorist related materials to begin an investigation. Or, heaven forbid, pirate a Metallica album.
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#167I'll get on my high horse and say you can get solid "DID/Commercial" TVs for not that much more: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1788343-REG/samsung_q... I got this a few months ago -- 4k, solid brightness, and ok color. Is it the OMG BEST? no. But I Disabled wifi, and even the channel display. I use it with an apple TV with CEC on the TV -- I turn on the apple tv, TV turns on straight to apple interface. I tu…
Nitpick, hobby horse, not high horse.
Huh?
“Get off your high horse” is the phrase I flipped because I was grandstanding.
What phrase are you referencing?
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#168Earlier quoted context omitted.
And the next sentence says this: > The app can be suspended for a short time Short time, short lived, not long running. That doesn't make it okay obviously, just means the blast radius is limited.
I disagree. All it takes is one questionable HTTP request for CP or terrorist related materials to begin an investigation. Or, heaven forbid, pirate a Metallica album.
I agree with your disagreement. Even though I’m the one you’re disagreeing with.
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#169Re: Nearly half of LG smart TV apps contain residential proxy SDKs
#170Is there enough 4K content available to justify replacing an older Samsung 1080P LCD? I still find free TVs on Craigslist. When I see 4K TVs running in demo mode at Costco I'm impressed, but at home watching World Cup over the air or on Fios at 1080P looks good enough. I don't pay extra for Netflix 4k and most Fios content is not 4K.