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What is least terrible SmartTV OS for privacy? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago by dudenas@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My parents are getting a new tv, and are asking for recommendation. I think all I can influence is the brand/model (not realistic to propose rpi and more complex systems). I instinctively avoid google/android and lean towards anything else open source, so probably LG WebOS.. But I had bad luck searching for more detailed comparisons. Maybe you have experience or opinions?

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[–] Vivendi@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

I have an older Samsung Tizen device -- you don't have to worry about privacy because the piece of shit has basically 0 servers to connect to and most of the time if you set a DNS server manually it will completely fail to connect to the internet anyway

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Depends entirely what they are doing with it. If they are using services with DRM, e.g. Netflix or Disney+ I bet you will be out of luck because that pulls out an entire ecosystem, driven by Google, which is based on selling ads.

"not realistic to propose rpi and more complex systems"

If they have to install it, probably not. If they have to plug it on the HDMI port, power and optionally Ethernet honestly things like LibreElec or Kodi are pretty well done. Heck even a very young kid (talking not even 5y/o) can manage that (I've seen it, repetitively) or even start VLC to connect to DLNA server as long as it's properly setup.

[–] alfenstein@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

I asked the same question some time ago. I now use an old laptop with libreelec on it. https://beehaw.org/post/15312388

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

What they usually do with their TV? Watch Netflix/YT? You are asking this for many technical users and your parents might not be up to the hassle.

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