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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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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 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

STOP FUCKING BUYING THEM. YOU DONT NEED A GODDAMN TV.

And if you're really that addicted, look up industrial/ commercial monitors instead.

Y'all are too fucking addicted to media.

[–] KangarooOnLSD@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Dude I just go with what would maybe be considered “old school” at this point. I never connect WiFi to my tv and just use an hdmi to my laptop running Linux if I want to watch tv (using a piracy streaming site with uBlock and a vpn)

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