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Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow, what a horrible idea. But assuming you have a compatible device and didn't disable this feature, blacklisting it in your router wouldn't help much.

[โ€“] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Blacklisting it on your router would at least prevent it from trying to connect to an open WiFi network like your own guest network which some people just don't turn off or password protect.

If you are one of those people and you're reading this turn that off. You can share your wifi via QR code these days from just about any smart phone. Turn it off.