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I believe several different manufacturers will attempt to connect to any open Wi-Fi in the area.

• Dylovell 6y ago
  Wow, thanks for the heads up!
• e2le 6y ago
  I don't see why they can't make a deal with Comcast to have access to their public Wi-Fi network so that their Smart TV's "just work".
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• jakub_g 6y ago
  There were some discussions in the same spirit on previous smart TV threads on HN but I'm not fully sure if there was any real example, or was it just hypothetical discussion which became an urban legend. Any particular examples other than "people say"?
• speedgoose 6y ago
  Did that happen for real?
  • gruez 6y ago
    If you check the other comments in this thread, there aren't well documented reports, just hearsay. Given that this is so trivial to replicate (all you need is a smart tv and router/smartphone tethering), you'd think that if the claim were true there would be well documented cases of it happening.
• malka 6y ago
  Soon, I'll have to put a WiFi jammer near my TV.
  • tokamak-teapot 6y ago
    Surround it in a chicken wire Faraday cage?
• coin 6y ago
  Wait until TVs contain their own cellular modem that can connect without your approval