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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by moe90@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] noisypine@infosec.pub 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Disconnected my TV from the Internet. I stream media from a PC on my lan to Kodi running on a fire stick. Setup openwrt to drop all packets to wan from the fire stick. These companies can get fucked and if they ever figure out a way to stop me from owning my devices, I'll just take up some new hobbies and be done with it all.

[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yep. LG OLED disconnected from all web connections - literally has its MAC address blacklisted from my router, changed the launcher from stock Google for my NVIDIA Shield to a non ad-riddled launcher called WOLF, side-loaded SmartTube for ad-free YT, and Plex = non-dystopian media experience.

My next experiment will be to install a glue-tun bound Invidious instance on my NAS, and then point Yattee on my iPhone to it for a mobile version of YT that’s not filled with non-stop ads.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 0 points 3 months ago

Yep, same here.

Samsung TV cannot reach the internet. Nvidia Shield is running Flauncher as the default launcher. I watch all my content through Jellyfin and SmarttubeNext.

I have not seen an ad in years.

[–] YoorWeb@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Your TV may still search for open network and send telemetry back home this way. Connect it somewhere and drop all packets here too if you want to fix this.

[–] noisypine@infosec.pub 0 points 3 months ago

Didn't think about that, thanks.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's great for you, but people like you vastly underestimate how much hassle people are willing to go through as far as setting up tech goes.

[–] zooi@feddit.nl 0 points 3 months ago

Overestimate

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

See, that's more realistic.

I'd need a dedicated computer, because my PC doesn't live in the lounge, but I'm seriously considering doing it. My Chromecast has been pissing me off lately.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Look at some n95 NUCs on Amazon, or any mini pc really. Often less than 200$ for a full windows PC that can stream anything you throw at it.

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

You can get decently capable machines for under $100 if you go used

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

You can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don't even need active cooling

[–] BaldDude@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

This is the only way for me.

No Amazon or Google or Nvidia stuff. Just an old PC, a cheap wireless keyboard with a touchpad and you are good to go.