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[–] [email protected] 171 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It's not the real name for the crime, obviously. But, it's true that section 1201 of the DMCA makes it illegal to bypass "access controls", which are so loosely defined that just about anything qualifies. As a result, any device with "access controls" gets to define how you're allowed to interact with it, and if you interact with it in the wrong way, even if you own it, you're committing a felony.

[–] applebusch 122 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When people ask a farmer how they've managed to keep their tractor running for 50 years

"The secret ingredient is crime"

[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 month ago

Well then, I guess I'm here to do crime.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago

It’s Cory Doctorow’s pet name for it. Like most terms he comes up with, it’s almost too brutally honest to say in polite company.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I need to uno reverse this bitch by suing them for their tv violating the access controls of my house's wifi

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Male sure there's a EULA up somewhere first.

[–] [email protected] 149 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anyone have a good guide on how to jailbreak my "smart" TV to install Linux in order to run adblock on my TV

[–] ZytaZiouZ 121 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Step 1. Never connect it to the Internet. Step 2. Connect Linux machine. Step 3. Profit.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Some cheaper brands, which are subsidized via ads, actively search for unsecured networks. Disabling the Wi-Fi as completely as possible might be worth the time, if you have such a model.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

If it's aggressive enough might have to damage what it uses for an antenna

[–] evidences 14 points 1 month ago

I don't even think it's limited to the cheaper brands. I thought I heard about Samsung (or some other similarly large vendor) TVs connecting to networks their servers knew about for updates and stuff all of course without your interaction/consent. I might have just read that as a possible future thing though it was a while back that I saw it.

[–] nothingcorporate 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do this. It's the best. You can buy used HP or Dell mini workstations on eBay for super cheap.

Full Linux, full ad blocking, full access to every streaming service instead of just whoever makes an app for your particular TV.

And with the enshittification of smart TVs injecting ads everywhere they can, keeping it disconnected is the only way to fly. Modern tech is like Skynet, you can't let it connect or it's the end of the world.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Only problem is streaming services like Amazon that purposefully limit the quality on Linux.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Get a browser spoofing add-on! I have google fiber, and I've found that my internet is faster if it thinks I'm using chrome 🤷‍♂️

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

That is why I'm not subscribed to any of them. If they don't want to offer me the same bare minimum, it's on them. I mean why are they even doing that? To protect against piracy? Yeah, that seems to be doing absolutely nothing then.

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

This is the point where you download qbittorrent on the machine, and hop on your favorite torrent site to go get whatever show or movie you want for free, and play it on VLC. Just make sure to use a VPN if you live in a country that enforces piracy law. My reccomendation is Mullvad VPN ($5/month) if you care about privacy, and literally whatever's the cheapest if you don't.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And it also depends on your version of Linux as sometimes they don't play well with the copy protection software.

I had a lot of issues getting some videos on Tubi to play just because I was playing it on a Linux.

I was using mint cinnamon.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Couldn't watch the Olympics on Peacock because of this. Super annoying.

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[–] hate2bme 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just use stremio with torrentio and real debrid and I watch whatever I want ad free.

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[–] ChicoSuave 149 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s comment in his famous letter from Birmingham Jail: "One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."

I will follow Dr. King and jailbreak my TV.

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[–] lemmylommy 101 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if my business model is jailbreaking tvs?

[–] cm0002 44 points 1 month ago

If(businessModelProfit>10000000){ PayBusinessExpense } Else { Go-to jail }

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I do wonder why people buy smart TVs instead of getting regular displays together with a Linux PC.

[–] cannedtuna 71 points 1 month ago

I feel like it’s becoming increasingly harder and harder to find TVs without smart crap built in.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago

Because it's virtually impossible to buy a non-smart TV these days.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (5 children)

When you find a 70" QD-OLED panel without SmArT electronics attached, let me know.

[–] evidences 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've been half assed looking for a new tv for like 5 years now, I haven't seen a larger TV for sale that want smart in that time.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How much more would you pay for this kind of tv?

Could be a good business

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

I wonder whether buying "smart" TVs, flashing "dumb" firmware onto them, and selling them at a slight markup would be a viable business model. I guess you'd be at high risk of being sued, even if it's entirely legal.

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[–] VelvetStorm 19 points 1 month ago

I went to buy a new TV and they were all smart tvs. I just never gave it my network info so it can't connect to the internet and ive never had issues.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Regular displays of TV size are usually harder to find and more expensive than the smartcrap.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Different job. TV has less pixel density and is bigger, because you usually sit farther away.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Say I do that.

Streaming can be done through the browser. Which frontend would I use to access the regular TV channels?

[–] AnyOldName3 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Sorry, streaming from a browser on a Linux PC is limited to 540x860 due to an inability to establish an HDCP chain. Have you tried using the TV's native Netflix app instead?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oops my hand slipped and I accidentally torrented all my favorite shows!

[–] fedev 11 points 1 month ago

Ohhh no! The horror!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

This is what piracy is for.

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[–] Tudsamfa 35 points 1 month ago

I have nothing but contempt for this business model.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

"You've tried the best, now try the rest!"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (7 children)

What's a good solution for a remote control and "TV like" interface for browsing accessing things? I really just want a good YouTube and jellyfin interface with a normal remote.

[–] PriorityMotif 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

A PC. You can buy an n100 mini PC. There's different interfaces and os's for htpc's. You can buy a remote that works with PC's and those handheld keyboard/trackpad combo's work pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The 2.4ghz connector for those trackpad/keyboard combos never worked more than like 10 feet away so the couch wasn't an option (until I got one that used BT)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I actually bought one of those corsair lapdog things when they were new (the keyboard+mousepad with built in USB hub) and it's honestly fairly comfortable. Wired connection.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

🎶 it's not the best chooooooice... It's spacers choice!🎶

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

At least the Electronic Frontier Foundation will keep fighting for our rights. I support them :)

[–] Etterra 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And they're supposed to know what you did how exactly?

[–] Donkter 6 points 1 month ago

Smart televisions can have a little invasion of privacy as a treat.

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