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Just don't hook it to the Internet? Seriously - it isn't that hard. I guess I'm old school - I have an AV receiver (it serves as an amp for my speakers too!)
by EricE 6y ago
Just don't hook it to the Internet?
Seriously - it isn't that hard. I guess I'm old school - I have an AV receiver (it serves as an amp for my speakers too!) and it let's me pick between the few devices I have. Xbox for games/BluRay, Tivo or Apple TV - there aren't very many services that aren't on one of those three. I would NEVER hook a TV up to Internet. Maybe long enough to do a firmware update, but that's it.
- boring_twenties 6y agoHow can I be sure it won't hook itself to the Internet? For instance, using a nearby Xfinity or AT&T hotspot? Or simply coming with an LTE radio built in?
- sxates 6y agoConnect it to your network but block it's network access. Then it's "connected" but the connections fail. That said, I haven't seen any evidence of smart TV's autonomously connecting to open hot spots without permission.
- throwaway189262 6y agoIt's even worse. Some of them can already connect over HDMI to a device that has network access. The selling point for this is "simplify cabling". Yeah right
- MrMorden 6y agoThe HDMI Exploit Channel.
- yencabulator 6y agoA big part of the push for 5G was very very cheap low-bandwidth IoT cellular connectivity. Guess what they'll be using that for.