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All smart TVs—from LG, Samsung, TCL, and other brands—collect personal data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit surveillance. (www.consumerreports.org)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The link has a ton of information.

Now, It is obvious that putting it completely offline is more safe. But, some people often use the TV's to watch Netflix or something like that. Then they might forget that it is still connected to the internet when they are done watching.

Under Privacy Settings, there are options for Device Usage Data, Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage, and Interest-Based Ads. All are enabled by default, but you can disable them.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Disable those non connected options

You don't really believe that companies actually stop monitoring the shot out of you, right?

Just don't connect your smart TV to the Internet. Instead get some opens source TV stick, dump jellyfin on it, make your own little library and go nuts

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

Open-source

Already too techy for the average nincompoop. Just get a laptop, an HDMI cord, and a wireless keyboard/mouse

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Which open source TV stick do you recommend?

[–] amgine@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Depends on what hardware you put it on, but probably not a “stick”. (Stick compute performance sucks anyway) https://libreelec.tv/

[–] Alkali@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is always the question, and there is never an answer.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

A bit of a party foul on my end as I already knew none exist. Although there is at least an open streaming box OS in the works, but you’d have to bring your own hardware.

[–] Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn't say it stops all of it, it reduces it.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

Source that it actually reduces it and the companies aren't lying out of their asses?