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Smart TVs taking snapshots of your screen and phoning home - Is there a list of IP ranges to block? (youtu.be)

submitted 2 days ago by Schwim@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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My question is: Can you block the IPs it's phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

There's no need. This is a very simple fix. Block your TV from the internet using your router. Then plug in a $20 Google TV box or Apple TV. Problem solved.

[–] lemonskate@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Some TVs have been found to continually scan for open wifi networks to connect to in order to ship back the telemetry they gather.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Who has unsecured networks anymore?

[–] floop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago

Public Wi-Fi hotspots are typically unsecured, and if you happen to live in a city that has a lot of Wi-Fi hotspots, it could hop onto one of those networks.

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