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"We Could Get Sued for This" - GamersNexus goes deep with the privacy violations and overreach of modern consumer electronics, including Smart TVs, other devices, and how they record your voice. (www.youtube.com)

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[–] DeadEndLink@lemmy.ca 36 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Smart TV's are terrifying. I'm still rocking an old 2008 flat screen that can't handle 1080p..

[–] plateee@piefed.social 16 points 14 hours ago

I have a "smart" TV. It wouldn't let me get past setup until I put it on wifi, so I spun up a hotspot, then immediately killed it and just plugged in a micro PC running Linux to the HDMI port.

Occasionally, I'll sit on the remote and a pop up happens saying I'll need to connect to the Internet for to work, but that's about it.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 17 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

2011 TV here, it thankfully is 1080p capable, and I'm clinging onto it for dear life. If anything in it fails, I'll definitely be attempting a repair.