The link has a ton of information.
Now, It is obvious that putting it completely offline is more safe. But, some people often use the TV’s to watch Netflix or something like that. Then they might forget that it is still connected to the internet when they are done watching.
Under Privacy Settings, there are options for Device Usage Data, Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage, and Interest-Based Ads. All are enabled by default, but you can disable them.
You don’t really believe that companies actually stop monitoring the shot out of you, right?
Just don’t connect your smart TV to the Internet. Instead get some opens source TV stick, dump jellyfin on it, make your own little library and go nuts
Already too techy for the average nincompoop. Just get a laptop, an HDMI cord, and a wireless keyboard/mouse
Which open source TV stick do you recommend?
Depends on what hardware you put it on, but probably not a “stick”. (Stick compute performance sucks anyway) https://libreelec.tv/
This is always the question, and there is never an answer.
A bit of a party foul on my end as I already knew none exist. Although there is at least an open streaming box OS in the works, but you’d have to bring your own hardware.
I didn’t say it stops all of it, it reduces it.
Source that it actually reduces it and the companies aren’t lying out of their asses?