melroySmart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second
Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times...
IbaudiaDo not connect your Smart TVs to network people, seriously. Just a bad idea. Use a media center PC or some other device that allows you to stream content, and make sure the TV itself is just a big monitor, nothing more.
kalpolI hear but have not verified that they will connect to an open network without letting you know.
This!
I have definitely had to forget networks, then have them connect to that network weeks later at random, then having to forget the network again. Don’t know how that’s legal.
Forgetting a network is only when your wifi is password protected. If the TV can find an open wifi access point, it could just automatically connect to the internet. "Forgetting" a network doesn't help here..! Since there is nothing to forget (there are wifi points without password). But it should be forbidden IMO to automatically connect to these kind of access points. But even your mobile phone might do the same thing.
Yep, it was my personal, password-protected network. Either someone reconnected it (unlikely, I live with my gf who doesn’t use the TV) or it just cached the password until it decided to spy on my again 🙃
At least you should be able to block its mac address
Better yet, buy a big monitor.
If there were big monitors with the same color quality and in the same price range I’d do it. But usually large monitors are for signage.
At least that’s what I’ve found.
Where do I get a 65" monitor?
You want a “commercial display”. They are dumb TVs for signage and whatnot. You won’t be getting the cutting edge display technology, but you still get a great display and no smart functions.
…and presumably you pay through the nose for it.
Depends, but you can get a 4k 55" Samsung for under $600.
Do you suspect a firestick would probably do content recognition as well?
Bro, it’s Amazon
But it doesn’t eliminate the problem, it merely passes it to the media center PC etc
Smart TVs are designed to surveil you, a media center PC can be used however you want. Flash Linux and run Jellyfin and torrent everything through a VPN, then nothing can track you.