Sadly, that won't help you if the smart TV is constantly looking for open wifi networks to use without your knowledge or intervention. Rather than constantly m

Sadly, that won't help you if the smart TV is constantly looking for open wifi networks to use without your knowledge or intervention. Rather than constantly monitoring and investigating what your TV is doing it's far simpler to just avoid Samsung, LG, Panasonic or Sony products. Even if your current smart TV doesn't do this, it's exactly the sort of dark pattern that certain manufacturers could add with an update and there's nothing you can do about it because you don't control the product. Best to just avoid brands you don't trust.