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Smart TVs taking snapshots of your screen and phoning home - Is there a list of IP ranges to block? (youtu.be)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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My question is: Can you block the IPs it's phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's no need. This is a very simple fix. Block your TV from the internet using your router.

Exactly.

Then plug in a $20 Google TV box or Apple TV. Problem solved.

"Sometimes, when I have a problem - I throw a molitov cocktail. Then pretty soon, I have a completely different problem!" - Jason, The Good Place

(Referring to blocking Samsung's telemety, by embracing Google's or Apple's. Honestly, I trust Apple the most of the three, but I don't thrive inside a walled garden, myself.)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The difference is, if the TV box does something I don't like, I can unplug it and plug something else in. If the TV does something you don't like, theres nothing you can do to stop it.

Case in point, Roku's forced arbitration nonsense. If your TV was disconnected, there's no way they can force any changes at all on you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed. It's definitely an improvement.