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TV's and smart speakers connect to any open network. Alexa connected to my neighbour's wifi network.
by ffpip 6y ago
TV's and smart speakers connect to any open network. Alexa connected to my neighbour's wifi network.
- Silhouette 6y agoAlexa connected to my neighbour's wifi network. Is that legal where you are, assuming your neighbour has not granted permission to do it?
- ffpip 6y agoI don't know . But I've unplugged the Alexa Echo and put it inside my cupboard long ago.
- numpad0 6y agoDepends, and either way you’re being held responsible for the manufacturer’s decision.
- Reelin 6y agoIn the US I'm pretty sure it's legal at the federal level because the network is actively advertising itself by broadcasting the SSID and no user name or password is required when connecting. AFAIK, violating the CFAA would involve actively circumventing a mechanism intended to restrict access.
- skinny_p 6y agoThe only way to stop wifi on my Samsung TV was to plug in ethernet and block all traffic from it on my firewall. Extremely annoying that there is no setting to disable it.