Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons

Honestly... I'm surprised it took this long. (Roku has to be next... who will it be?)

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/walmart-buying-tv-brand-vizio-for-its-ad-fueling-customer-data/

Walmart buying TV-brand Vizio for its ad-fueling customer data

Deal expected to close as soon as this summer.

Ars Technica
Mar 28 at 1:27amWeb
Show threadFirewalls Don't Stop DragonsMar 28
I never connect my TVs to the internet, period. I wonder how much longer that will even be allowed...
Show threadDraken BlackKnightMar 28

@FirewallDragons
@all_things_secured_channel did an interview with Naomi Brockwell once where she talks about a friend who goes to yard sales to buy used smart TVs, takes them home, takes them apart, and pulls out the SIM cards.

I know I'm at risk of looking snooty here but my TV still has a cathode ray tube and hasn't been powered on in over a decade.