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?
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.