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[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just don’t connect it to the internet.

[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s the point they are making. Currently that’s possible. But what is stopping the producers to force you to hook it up to the internet?

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

O… damn.

Not buying the tv might work… at mass. Like everyone. Please people, vote with your wallet/privacy.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Not gonna happen. People are fine with that.

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They already do, vizio sets and roku TV sets require an internet connection as soon as you power it on to set it up

[–] ares35@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

roku because you 'need' an account to use (try here for one without a payment method requirement).

vizio must be a new thing for the current models. mine (bought last year, and was "last year's" model then) didn't need a net connection to set up for using as a 'monitor'.