Comment on I love my smart TV (From Mastodon) - Repost

• 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The smart ones are sold at cost or at a loss, and your privacy is then sold to subsidize the profits. A dumb tv costs more money up front (since it’s not subsidized by your privacy), but it costs far less in overall value. It’s a tradeoff that the consumer needs to make. The lovely thing, is that (for now, at least) it is still a choice we can make.

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  • hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Or you could just block the Spyware TV from accessing the internet.

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    • 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not all tvs allow you to do that. Some require you to be online. Some took it a step further and are equipped with 4/5G modems to bypass your network restrictions.

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      • oatscoop@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        A set of torx screwdrivers and an exacto knife will take care of that.

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      • hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Some require you to be online.

        I’d take it back to the store as broken. Never heard of that though.

        Some took it a step further and are equipped with 4/5G modems to bypass your network restrictions.

        Never heard of this either and it would raise a massive stink in the EU. Can you share an example?

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  • Piece_Maker@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Which is an entirely fair compromise for people who use Lemmy, but means precisely nothing to the majority.

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    • locuester@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well that’s not true. They have been in business for 40 years. They sell TVs for people who don’t want anything except video in. Mainly commercial places like offices, stadiums, etc.

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      • Piece_Maker@feddit.uk ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yes because the majority own/buy TV’s commercial places like offices and stadiums.

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