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

submitted 1 month 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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[–] Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why? That’s exactly what I did with my tv. It never saw the internet and works just fine. I literally don’t care what Samsung does or pushes out for updates because it doesn’t matter.

I can still do everything I want from Netflix to streaming from my NAS etc.

/shrug

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Because some TVs will scan and connect to an access point, such as one your neighbor temporary enables. Then it uploads years of data that it collected on you in less than a minute.

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How can it connect to access points without a password? Every wifi/hotspot has passwords on by default.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

That's not a factual statement.

[–] SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

damn, your neighbor must have stupidly fast wifi if it's uploading that much so fast