alt Hacker NewsDisconnecting it from the internet isn't enough, because it will store spying data forever until it gets a connection, and it will connect to any open WiFi. You have to disconnect it from the power, and then use a sledgehammer on the remains.
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nosioptar • today at 2:12 AM
I'd rather open it up and remove/destroy just the network card.
(I don't have to do so though because my tv is 20 years old.)
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add-sub-mul-div • today at 2:19 AM
If that happened would any of that data get tied back to you? If you haven't created any accounts or signed into anything.
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>and it will connect to any open WiFi
I've seen this claim made over and over again for various smart TVs, but so far I haven't seen any concrete evidence of this, only random speculation.