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However important, this is a niche problem. Most users will not be able use a dumb TV. Everything becomes more clunky for them. Instead of fighting the uphill b
by poisonborz 2y ago
However important, this is a niche problem. Most users will not be able use a dumb TV. Everything becomes more clunky for them. Instead of fighting the uphill battle of making legislation, more people should be made aware of the issue and the - not that complicated - ways to counter this.
Pihole, not giving internet (only local network) / and/or only use a trusted device via HDMI to display content.
- xg15 2y agoReally? No legislation needed because people (that is, techies with network skills) can just set up piehole? (Until of course that stops working as well because the smart TVs use DoH, eSNI, certificate pinning, etc)
- Gormo 2y agoNo legislation is desired because legislation implemented for this kind of purpose inevitably ends up co-opted by the very interests it's targeted against, who rely on it to create barriers to entry for competitors and roadblocks for DIYers, while entrenching their business model indefinitely. Regulatory intervention will ultimately make things like PiHole difficult or impossible, while legitimizing "responsible" viewer tracking and mandatory internet connections for TVs.