Stopping the smart TV from being used against you.

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• cobysev@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As a former IT professional, it blows my mind that people actually hook their TVs up to an Internet connection. Why would you ever want your TV installing updates? Or for that matter, give it the chance to install malware? Not to mention, the potential for it to turn on a microphone (!?) and listen to you in your home! Why does a TV have a microphone built in?! A TV should never be able to record you!

  I bought a mini PC and hooked it up to my TV. It’s not that powerful, but it can stream 4K video through a web browser. I use a wireless mouse and keyboard on my couch to access it

  Because it’s a PC, I can install ad blockers and other security features to keep junk from popping up while I’m using it. Then I just stream all my shows and whatnot, fullscreen through the browser. No interruptions, total control over what is installed/playing, and the TV itself doesn’t connect to the Internet. It’s just a dumb device, acting like a monitor.

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  • JakenVeina@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Even worse, though, the attack discussed in the article doesn’t REQUIRE the TV be connected to the internet, only to a Windows machine that has an internet connection.

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  • arty@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is there a solution for TVs that automatically connect to open WiFis in range?

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    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Percussive maintenance:

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    • ISOmorph@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Of the top of my head: create an open WiFi guest access on your router and use parental controls to block outgoing connections.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m not sure why it blows your mind

    Most people don’t assume malice

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  • EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I use my iMac and screen mirror to my Roku TV

    That’s the only way I watch, never using their apps.

    YouTube adfree, pirate everything else and stream from computer.

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• eleitl@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Just. Don’t. Buy. These. Things.

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• atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can just remove the wifi module. Lay the TV on its face on a piece of cardboard on the bed. Remove the back, locate the wifi module, remove it) and Bob’s your uncle or something.

  Seriously, it can’t access the internet if it doesn’t have an access point.

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