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Texas is suing 5 major TV makers for spying on citizens (texasattorneygeneral.gov)

posted 181 days ago by RhodesianRidgeback 181 days ago by RhodesianRidgeback +80 / -0

Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some with Ties to the CCP, for Spying on Texans

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against five major television companies for spying on Texans by secretly recording what consumers watch in their own homes.

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– Ricky_CIA 22 points 181 days ago +22 / -0

I remember years back when an LG "smart" TV that my roommate had would crash our internet router. Found out using a packet sniffer that even though the TV wasn't configured to be connected to a network it would continually and rapidly try to connect to any available wifi connection in range. That pissed me off.

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– MCMoneyPants 17 points 181 days ago +17 / -0

Recently helped a friend setup a new TV. We disabled WiFi but also blocked the MAC at the router level. I do not trust the menus at all. Not to mention as long as it's plugged in it's always on. Literal 1984 apparatus.

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– Ricky_CIA 9 points 181 days ago +9 / -0

Yep, blacklisting the MAC address in the router config was my "fix" for that fuckery.

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