greenbelt@lemy.lol to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 days agoI didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this settingwww.pocket-lint.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1301arrow-down1external-linkI didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this settingwww.pocket-lint.comgreenbelt@lemy.lol to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square88linkfedilinkfile-text
Smart TVs with an internet connection: Lets grab screenshots and send them to cooperate analysis advertisement department.
minus-squareMiles O'BrienlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 days agoThe obvious choice is “don’t buy tvs that might do this” but if you’ve already got one, open up the case, find the wifi antenna, and pull the little connection out.
minus-squareVelypso@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·20 days agoIm gonna guess most people who buy tvs like this dont have the knowledge to do this. This is not a reasonable answer lol
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·20 days agoMany times there aren’t reasonable solutions to unreasonable situations. You pick from the options you have.
The obvious choice is “don’t buy tvs that might do this” but if you’ve already got one, open up the case, find the wifi antenna, and pull the little connection out.
Im gonna guess most people who buy tvs like this dont have the knowledge to do this.
This is not a reasonable answer lol
Many times there aren’t reasonable solutions to unreasonable situations. You pick from the options you have.
That’s fair.