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Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick

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Re: Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick

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Post by snickerbockers »

inigyou wrote: post #519
snickerbockers wrote: post #495

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Probably, but in the worst-case scenario you could unwittingly become an accessory to a felony if the proxy is used to access CSAM. Especially if the proxy ends up caching files.

Has that ever happened? Is Mullvad an accessory to downloading CSAM if someone does that?

There have been cases of tor exit node operators being investigated for CSAM. Im not aware of any charges but that's the sort of thing where being in the vicinity of the investigation can be almost as bad.

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Post by anon48293 »

inigyou wrote: post #521
breppp wrote: post #504

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I have, I still have not heard how the US government uses these as malware, but I would love to learn something new

For instance, if you use an Apple phone and the government wants to see the pictures you took, they can just get a copy of them from Apple using iCloud.

Without my encryption keys, which Apple doesn’t have? Don’t think so.

Please tell me how with Advanced Data Protection on they can access my data. I’d love to hear it.

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Post by autoexec »

inigyou wrote: post #556
autoexec wrote: post #546

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The one titled: Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates The article says that health insurance companies are buying data from data brokers and using algorithms to set prices according to what you do online and what your "personal interests are". It makes no difference if you run a residential proxy or not, using your browsing history (or your streaming stick's browsing histo…

So in other words it doesn't say someone got higher health insurance rates because they ran a residential proxy. You know this argument works for everything, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proving_too_much Do you buy processed food from the grocery store? You know that makes your insurance go up, right?

It's reasonable that if health insurance companies are collecting data on the types of groceries people buy, that they will use that information in ways that they feel will benefit them. You can lead a man to data, but you can't make him think.

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Post by [deleted] »

ghostly_s wrote: post #354
Cider9986 wrote: post #231

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Absolutely correct. My comment intention was if you want to make one yourself and get the experience of all shows +movies.

Did OP say "I want something vaguely similar that requires a greater investment of my time and money"? Did you in any way indicate that's what you were proposing?

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Post by wao0uuno »

dspillett wrote: post #523
wao0uuno wrote: post #394

If you have a Raspberry Pi 5 gathering dust somewhere and need a new streaming box then try LibreELEC. It decodes 4k content just fine. It has HDMI CEC. It can stream from local server or play directly from attached storage. There are no ads or tracking/profiling. It can play YouTube without ads but there is no support for Netflix, Apple TV or similar streaming services.

A Pi4 does the job well too. They can be had noticeably cheaper than Pi5s ATM, if you don't have the luck of having a device lying around ready to be repurposed, and even the 1Gb models are plenty sufficient. A Pi3 may suffice even, that is what I ran Kodi on before upgrading it to the Pi4, though the lack of hardware x265 decoding support is a limiting factor there (IIRC it'll manage 1080p in software, but only if y…

I’m pretty sure Pi 4 struggles with 4k decoding. It can work but is less than ideal. I also wouldn’t recommend buying a new Pi these days. Prices are insane.

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Post by jjav »

jojobas wrote: post #284
dboreham wrote: post #187

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Capitalism!

At least in capitalism you have the choice to look for a malware-free alternative. 100% USSR, had it survived to the IoT era, would penalize you for not having a state-mandated surveillance device on at all times.

> At least in capitalism you have the choice to look for a malware-free alternative.

In the US capitalism, can you find a mobile phone OS that respects owner freedom?

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Post by dspillett »

wao0uuno wrote: post #565
dspillett wrote: post #523

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A Pi4 does the job well too. They can be had noticeably cheaper than Pi5s ATM, if you don't have the luck of having a device lying around ready to be repurposed, and even the 1Gb models are plenty sufficient. A Pi3 may suffice even, that is what I ran Kodi on before upgrading it to the Pi4, though the lack of hardware x265 decoding support is a limiting factor there (IIRC it'll manage 1080p in software, but only if y…

I’m pretty sure Pi 4 struggles with 4k decoding. It can work but is less than ideal. I also wouldn’t recommend buying a new Pi these days. Prices are insane.

Most of what I watch is 1080p (I don't really have 4K capable eyes!) but it definitely plays 4K 265 well.

Only 265 though, the hardware support for 264 is limited to 1080 so 4K there means software decoding which I imagine being a problem much like 265 on the Pi3. It is pretty rare to see 264 used for 4K content though, in my experience.

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Post by __turbobrew__ »

inigyou wrote: post #557
__turbobrew__ wrote: post #550

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Feds come to your door asking why you downloaded/distributed CSAM

Is there any evidence this ever happened?

It has happened with tor exit nodes, so I imagine it is possible with shady unconsentual residential proxies.

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Post by yencabulator »

Ballas wrote: post #392
SiempreViernes wrote: post #161

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This is an age where even teacups demand internet connectivity to fetch firmware updates

And then what happens if someone accidentally pushes the saucer firmware to the cup update? https://hackaday.com/2022/03/18/welcome-to-the-future-where-...

I believe the correct behavior can be inferred from the RFC:

https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2324/#section-2.3.2

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Post by simojo »

throwa356262 wrote: post #395
simojo wrote: post #108

We purchased a Chinese-made projector from Amazon, which was surprisingly inexpensive (~40 USD). Upon connecting it to the internet, it placed a constantly running feed of ads on the corner of the screen, even while movies were playing. There was no way to disable it either. Even though it's not a stick, it's a similar principle.

If the hardware is good and cheap, it should be a fun project to replace the OS with a custom Android build that is clean of adware. Do you have a link to the projector?

https://a.co/d/0fnDxZAG
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