2026-09-19 17:51 UTC
Replies (11)
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@nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-09-20 01:20
Not if you still have a 1080p dumb TV from 10-12 years ago (I forget exactly its so old).
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@Shindo66@lemmy.world 2026-09-20 03:34
I strongly believe all those cable boxes back in the day all had microphones in them. It may not have even been nefarious. If nothing else, its really valuable to advertisers to know who’s watching what when. How much more can you sell advertising on YOUR provided cable channels when you can give concrete data to buyers who’s watching and when they watch and what they might be doing while they watch. I would go as far as they may have even had cameras in them, thats why they always used line of sight for the remotes, to make sure the camera behind the tinted plastic would be pointed out to the middle of the room. At this point, I just give up. Take my cookies. Take all my data. You know everything. Sell me stupid shit. I know, I was talking about re doing the living room floor with my family. Now its all flooring ads. You know I have strong anti establishment ideals. Now line me up against the wall with the others.
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@CubitOom@infosec.pub 2026-09-19 23:23
How to tell if something is possibly spying on you: Can it connect to the internet? Is the firmware/software controlled by a corporation? Does it have sensors capable of surveillance, like a microphone or camera?
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@aesthelete@lemmy.world 2026-09-19 20:24
This is why I thought the “talk to your TV remote” things were all garbage…Involving a fucking microphone and a speech to text algorithm and potentially cloud bullshit just to fucking change a channel? Change the volume level? STUPID. It’s much worse than just pressing a fucking button and having the volume / channel change immediately, as well as a needless sacrifice of what little remains of your privacy. I don’t get it with smart switches / smart fans and shit either. Like a light switch already works completely fine guys. I don’t know why we need to be able to talk to this shit.
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@Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-20 04:13
Need to put them in a faraday cage. In fact, maybe your entire house should be a faraday cage
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@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2026-09-19 21:00
Yup. Texas (and oddly, Ken Paxton) are currently suing five TV manufacturers for this. If anyone’s interested I made a video about it on my channel.
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@Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2026-09-20 08:13
the big mistake is buying a smart tv in the firs tplace.
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@nuko147@lemmy.world 2026-09-20 17:28
Samsung Privacy. Download or Delete your data and opt out for all Samsung apps and Services. My request is processing for the last 6 hours…
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@FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 2026-09-21 06:53
Are there any hosts file/ublock type of lists that prevent this data from going out? I’d gladly throw that onto any device I can.
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@FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2026-09-20 19:05
Oh the irony
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@HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2026-09-21 07:28
Just play this on a loop youtu.be/KcY1OiICrUs