You sit down to relax, put on your favorite show, and settle in for a night of binge-watching. But while you’re watching your TV… your TV is watching you.

Smart TVs take constant snapshots of everything you watch. Sometimes hundreds of snapshots a second.

Welcome to the future of “entertainment.”

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    22 hours ago

    What 4K TV can I buy that doesn’t do this guys help? Or should I stick to monitors???

    • pool_spray_098@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      I mean… Just don’t hook the TV up to the internet. Don’t join your WiFi network on the TV.

      Kind of a simple solution.

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        19 hours ago

        No it’s not! I had a goddamn Sony tv and it wouldn’t let me change certain settings unless I connected it to the internet! They try to force your hand!

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          16 hours ago

          What about connecting to a mobile/theter and change password after you adjusted your settings? 🤷‍♂️

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          16 hours ago

          Do you remember the model number? I would like to research this.

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        17 hours ago

        You can’t activate the warranty without it. Then once it knows it can go online it will constantly harass you.

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      19 hours ago

      I got xiaomi, opened it up and disconnected the Bluetooth / wifi card. Connect it to a linux device and now it is a shitter version of a dumb tv. It’s crazy how smart tvs really really suck at being dumb. But it does work once you get used to some annoying quirks.

      Tip: connect a cheap air mouse/keyboard to it as a remote

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      12 hours ago

      You can buy any TV. Just turn off the tracking in the settings and plug in a streaming stick.