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xnx • today at 2:59 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

Someone please do "smart" TVs. You have the chance to remove ads and botnets ("residential proxies") from millions of devices.


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MisterMunchkin • today at 9:51 PM

They’re really locked down now because of people removing their spyware. Encrypted hardware, signed software.

If someone can do it I’d appreciate it, but it won’t be easy. Their whole business is spying on you.

happyPersonR • today at 3:32 PM

I’m doing headphones … the cheapish Chinese white box ones….

I was hoping someone would do color printers inkjet and laser.

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hectdev • today at 4:24 PM

You can do this with a DNS gateway in your home running on something like a Raspberry Pi. Check out AdGuard

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ahknight • today at 4:24 PM

Super easy: don't give them a network and use a dedicated STB that's kept patched instead. Ta-done.

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