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Smart TVs taking snapshots of your screen and phoning home - Is there a list of IP ranges to block? (youtu.be)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Schwim@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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My question is: Can you block the IPs it's phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?

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[โ€“] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Just use a non-smart TV (or even a display panel) with a HTPC. It doesn't have to be expensive, you can use a fucked up 15 year old laptop that's had the entire lid ripped off and it'll be more than good enough for streaming. Trying to work with smart TVs is just polishing a turd.

[โ€“] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Find me a dumb tv anywhere near the performance+size+price of a mid-to-high end smart TV right now. I can find some monitors but they're not well reviewed, not readily available to consumers, not meeting the same specs for e.g. HDR, wide gamut, or otherwise, while being wildly more expensive.

This is not a failure of the consumer. There is no way to vote with your money if you're looking for a good TV.

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