• Talaraine@fedia.io
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    4 days ago

    I don’t think this news surprises anyone. (well it shouldn’t at least) Don’t connect your tvs to the internet ever peoples!

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      4 days ago

      You dont even need to connect it yourself. It can use any open Wifi in range as gamersnexus has shown. It is WAY worse than people think.

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        And partner networks. Like in Canada there is/was “Shaw Go WiFi” where any shaw customer could connect and get internet access. If a tv brand partnered with them, all their shit could connect to those instead.

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          yaaaaay. they put partner networks all over town so there’d be free wifi everywhere during lockdowns. knew they’d find a way to leverage it.

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      Problem is they are finding ways to still connect like via hdmi connection via your pc or other device connected that does have network access. Or public/open wifi and in large apartments or routers from Comcast and others that share wifi for other subscribers they piggy back off all of these.

      Its crazy because them selling the physical hardware isn’t super profitable but all your data is! This they need anyway to get it that they can