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I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this setting (www.pocket-lint.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Smart TVs with an internet connection: Lets grab screenshots and send them to cooperate analysis advertisement department.

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[–] 123 points 9 months ago (15 children)

It's going to get to the point where we'll need 3rd party open source OSes for every device in our homes.

"Your toaster is spying on you, use ToastOS instead."

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  • [–] 27 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    I still believe this leaves a good market for a brand to just make privacy focused TVs.

    If I’m buying a $1000 TV, I would pay $1100 if it means it’s just a screen and not smart.

    The only obstacle is enough people wanting this.

    Considers how much the average person cares

    Maybe it’s a fantasy.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    The problem is you can just buy the $1000 TV you actually want and a $50 Android TV box to get the best of both worlds.

    Now if only there was better competition on that Steaming box front.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    You can already do that. Just skip the WiFi step in the setup then plug your own box into the HDMI port.

    Google TV, WebOS and Tizen models let you do this, only Roku and Fire TV don't AFAIK.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    You're not too far off: there are water kettles and rice cookers (Xiaomi) and vacuum cleaners with app support (and definitely not collecting telemetry...)

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