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[โ€“] job3rg 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whats the malware going to do?

Lock you out? Instant refund and negative review. Steal your info? Cant send info out without internet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But it will still be a bloat and take up resources like any deamon/service and resources are already very low on these devices!

Not connecting to internet is not a solution but buying dump TV is.