Your TV Is Spying On You and Taking Screenshots
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Your Smart TV is spying on you. It’s taking snapshots of everything you watch -- sometimes hundreds per second -- and quietly sending that data to third part...

My question is: Can you block the IPs it’s phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?

  • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Are there any good options for Android boxes? I just need SmartTube and Emby. Otherwise it’s just going to be a giant screen for my XBox and PS5.

    • Dr. Unabart@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      I have a Formuler Z11 Max and it’s awesome. Though a little pricier. Also have hooked a couple people up with those 29$ Walmart 4K ONN AndroidTV boxes, that are an extremely good box for the value. I live and die by SmartTube.

      • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        9 hours ago

        Thank you! I’m pretty tech-literate but I am just dipping my toes into this stuff. I’ll look at both of those.

        I have SmartTube on my TV and NewPipe on my phone. I can’t imagine life without them.