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If it’s one you build yourself (e.g. Raspberry Pi with Kodi), it will be.
That's by definition not a third party box any more.
Few reasons why I prefer dumb TVs, just a flat LED panel: 1. You have control over bullshit like this 2. You can make them smart by attaching the external box 3. You don't have to throw the TV because your Software is now old, just change the box. 4. There's new format which requires hardware support (av1 is coming), change the box. 5. Want to add new hardware? Upgrade the box.
What's to prevent you from doing the same with a SmartTV in the future? Just disconnect it from the network and keep a box plugged into HDMI1.
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People like subsidized stuff. People who subsidize things like to do it only when they are paid more than the subsidies they give and they are paid based on who they subsidize because the people who are paying the subsidizers must go to the subsidized people and take their money for the subsidies. It's a rock-solid business model with a requirement to know your customers, it's not going away unless a better alternati…
Few reasons why I prefer dumb TVs, just a flat LED panel: 1. You have control over bullshit like this 2. You can make them smart by attaching the external box 3. You don't have to throw the TV because your Software is now old, just change the box. 4. There's new format which requires hardware support (av1 is coming), change the box. 5. Want to add new hardware? Upgrade the box.
Wait until 5G rolls out into mass adoption where an IoT modem is built into every TV for “diagnostics”
Not sure what the problem is. The user consents to this by saying 'yes' when they are asked if they agree with the Terms and Conditions.
I know rejecting it on my Samsung TV just reset the wizard
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We need something to firewall the Internets from our too-smart house stuff! Something like an inverse firewall. A waterwall.
Blocking unwanted egress is already accepted as possibly part of the functionality of a firewall (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egress_filtering ); there's nothing inherently 'reverse' about it. Indeed, note the symmetry in Wikipedia's definition of a firewall ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(computing) ): > In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming…
It is simple. Never ever connect the TV to the internet. Use a third party box (or computer) you trust to handle the streaming connection. Apple has fairly reasonable privacy policies for Apple TV. Other boxes may as well. Related anecdote. My TV needed an update via internet. I noticed that there was no way to delete a wifi password, meaning once connected it was game over. The only solution was to setup temporary w…
It tries to connect to api.segment.io every 30 seconds.
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Wait until 5G rolls out into mass adoption where an IoT modem is built into every TV for “diagnostics”
This is the only thing that mildly concerns me. Now I can just not connect. In the future, it may simply not be an option.
It is simple. Never ever connect the TV to the internet. Use a third party box (or computer) you trust to handle the streaming connection. Apple has fairly reasonable privacy policies for Apple TV. Other boxes may as well. Related anecdote. My TV needed an update via internet. I noticed that there was no way to delete a wifi password, meaning once connected it was game over. The only solution was to setup temporary w…