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Considering I have a set-top box (AppleTV) I usually don’t connect my televisions to the network. Surely that means they cannot send whatever they collect back
by qubex 8y ago
Considering I have a set-top box (AppleTV) I usually don’t connect my televisions to the network. Surely that means they cannot send whatever they collect back home?
- wil421 8y agoI’ve been wondering the same about AppleTVs and network connected TVs. Recently bought a Sony TV that has Android TV, I didn’t realize until I took it home. Consumer reports has a write up to let you know what to disable based on the manufacter.[1] I’m still tempted to do wireshark. [1]https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smart-tv-snooping-features/ https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smar...
- gaius 8y agoYour TV could send telemetry via 3G - you’d never know. Or the manufacturer cuts a deal with your broadband provider and gets a backdoor out via your WiFi hub, if you use the standard one they gave you. Or a hidden app on an Android phone that the Android TV chats to when it’s nearby. IP over HDMI is also a thing. I am never connecting our Sony smart TV directly to the Internet, like you we have an AppleTV but it’s only a matter of time before you won’t be able to buy an unconnected TV at all.