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If you give the TV internet access it will still identify the content and share it with advertisers, even if you are using an external box. If you don’t give it
by eightysixfour 4y ago
If you give the TV internet access it will still identify the content and share it with advertisers, even if you are using an external box. If you don’t give it access, some have been observed connecting to open networks nearby.
- gloryjulio 4y agoI unplugged the box after the usage. Why would I ever connect the tv to the internet? It's implied.
- squarefoot 4y agoBeware of any nearby open WiFi network, as the TV will try to use it, and don't forget HDMI cables with Ethernet compatibility; if the TV doesn't connect to the Internet, the external box almost certainly will, and the TV would immediately use it to get online as well.
- gloryjulio 4y agoI unplug the power when things are not used. So they will not be connected. That's why I use different physical boxes.
- zamadatix 4y agoWhat good does unplugging it when it’s not in use provide? Surely it wants to share information about how you use it not how you weren’t using it. I guess if it has a built in vouce assistant or something but that’s not something hard to avoid.
- mrpippy 4y agoWas “HDMI with Ethernet” actually implemented by any devices? I can’t find any reference of devices supporting it. (The idea was that fancy HDMI cables could also carry Ethernet, so an AV receiver or TV could also be an Ethernet switch for connected devices.)
- gruez 4y ago>If you don’t give it access, some have been observed connecting to open networks nearby. "observed" in this case means "random reddit user claimed so, but no reputable organization was able to replicate such a easily to replicate claim".