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This only proves the plausibility of the vector, not that it's being used. It seems that it was done in the interests of usability, maybe, but if I worked for A

This only proves the plausibility of the vector, not that it's being used. It seems that it was done in the interests of usability, maybe, but if I worked for Amazon I would have pushed back on this feature: joining a wifi access point without permission is a bad practice, and this would have been very confusing for most users, as well as a security nightmare.

cced 6y ago
To be honest, I don't think I've seen anyone claim that TV X connects to unsecured hotspots. The claims I see are that it is possible. It's a matter of time before this is the norm.
- gruez 6y ago
  There was a post on /r/privacy that claimed just that. Got quite a bit of upvotes/responses too. https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/bpr6xs/if_you_choose_to_not_connect_your_samsung_smart/ https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/bpr6xs/if_you_choo...
scaryclam 6y ago
Not only bad practice, but potentially not legal. Whether or not you think it's morally ok to connect to unsecured wifi without consent, in some places the law may prohibit it.
- em-bee 6y ago
  i can confirm that it's illegal at least in singapore
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