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Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma to c/television

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[–] NeptuneOrbit 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wait so even a roku and fire stick? So there's really no avoiding the smart TV conundrum besides buying a screen, or keeping an old TV.

[–] return2ozma 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pihole and block lists could block the traffic

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

For PiHole, I recommend Google TV (fka android tv) over most others simply because you can specify static IP settings, including PiHole as DNS. This is useful for those that cannot set the PiHole as their default DNS on DHCP due to some conflict or another.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You can easily set a DoH profile on Apple TV as well.

[–] kingblaaak 2 points 1 month ago

we are already ahead of the curve

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Wait so even a roku and fire stick?

The devices that were harvesting your data before smart tvs were even a thing? Yes, those too.