Instead of ‘splurging’ on a dumb tv bc they’re more expensive now thanks to the data sompanies sell off of smart tvs I was considering getting a smart tv and dumbing it down. Is the way to do this never connecting it to the internet? And is that the only way?
They’re getting to the point where they can capture their own output - and Amazon is building out a public network for IoT style devices. It’s not long before they’re siphoning data outside of your house even with the wifi turned off.
I’ll build a Faraday cage
It depends on your infrastructure,sure. But as long as no Amazon Devices are in the apartment/house and the WiFi/radio emitting function is permanently turned off (which, again,is a legal requirement per EU laws - and I am 90% sure per FCC as well) there is little chance of them meshing with something.
And if you have active Amazon devices in your home the smart TV is not your problem.
Well, if your neighbor has one, I could totally see it being designed to use that connection at least for discovering nearby open networks.
Possible,yes. Illegal? Yes.
So,sorry,unless you show me any proof that any device does it I consider it unlikely.
If you show me proof I am more than happy to call a few old contacts and raise a stink with ECC/CEPT. They don’t fuck around.
Illegal? No. If your neighbor sets up an internet network; with a EULA saying they can.
And then you set up a device, with a EULA saying they can upload data…that’s it. Bing, bang, boom. Done. Nothing illegal going on.
Yep, you got it - that’s EXACTLY what they do. That’s the purpose of the “Sidewalk” network.