Dan GoodinApr 29, 2024

Looks like the anti-smartTV alarmism is out in full force today on the feditubes. A reminder: connecting a smartTV to the Internet is perfectly safe as long as you take 2 minutes to follow common sense guidance:

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smart-tv-snooping-features-a4840102036/

SmartTVs don't collect anymore data than Microsoft Windows, Google, Facebook, Twitter or even your credit card company.

Don't be fooled by the people trying to shame or scare you. And definitely don't get tricked into the magical thinking that streaming with a Roku is somehow safer than with a TV. It's not.

How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features

TVs collect a huge amount of data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit the surveillance on TVs from LG, Samsung, TCL, and every other big brand.

Consumer Reports
Show threadJonas Köritz
@dangoodin back when I still watched TV I redirected the HbbTV Domains on my LAN towards my own machine to have custom overlays accessible via the red button 😅. One feature I implemented was live Twitter feeds for trash-tv with a database of show-hashtags relationships.
The TV wasn't nearly smart enough to be more frightening than any other smart device around the house. Its JS engine was abysmally bad as well.
Apr 29, 2024 at 5:21pmWeb