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The data of one user is worthless AFAIK, only aggregation gives any usable stats.
Then why do ad networks spend so much time, energy, and money to track individuals?
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i have read repeatedly on this site that it is effectively impossible to buy a new dumb tv unless you get the kind of commercial ones meant for installation on walls in commercial buildings etc
"... effectively impossible to buy a new dumb tv unless you get the kind of commercial ones meant for installation on walls in commercial buildings ..." Which is great news - they are fantastic displays, they last forever, and they behave just like a very big computer monitor. NEC commercial displays (P461, for instance) are not expensive. I highly recommend you look into it.
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What's the simple setup for something like this?
Ubiqti makes it really simple Basically create a new hidden ssid and make a new rout that goes nowhere Then enter SSID and password into the tv You can monitor that interface too
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How will it detect unwanted (spying) traffic from legitimate operations (software update...)? Moreover it is a moving target, as the firmware can, at some point in time, use another endpoint (especially after an update).
"How will it detect unwanted (spying) traffic from legitimate operations (software update...)?" That would be harder, especially true in case of encrypted traffic. "Moreover it is a moving target, as the firmware can, at some point in time, use another endpoint (especially after an update)." This one might be easier to fight than the former. Upgradabe black lists might be a solution, not unlike some antispam software…
For the customer eager to benefit from a connection to the Internet it may be a lost battle, he will be spied on.