The link has a ton of information.
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.
The link has a ton of information.
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.
Don’t connect them to the Internet.
Done.
Every person does not do this. They will still use it for the apps on the TV.
Not done, they have shown to jump on unsecured networks to phone home. That coulr be a neighbour or a guests hotspot.
Welk then at least they’re monitoring the neighbors, not you, and if you still have an unsecured hotspot in 2026 you’re just asking for trouble
Source?
Don’t reward shitty practices with your money. Just don’t buy them.
Where can you buy a non-smart TV ? I searched a lot, there is nowhere to buy such TV for private consumers. I could find some Hotel or Hospital TVs on eBay, they are all expensive and shit specs.
I bought some cheap “Sceptre” TV on Amazon 4 years ago. You’re not going to be able to walk into a Best Buy or Walmart and find one, that’s for sure.
There are several dumb tvs, such as the Samsung BEFX-H series and the LG UN640S. Yes, they are more expensive for the same specs, because they don’t make money with ads and paid services.
These are exactly the kind I was looking at and couldn’t find anywhere to buy as a private consumer, apart from some suspicious eBay listings.
Very large computer monitors.
I wish. 55" computer screens are hard to come by.
Oof, I haven’t had to shop for a tv in over a decade, so I assume it will be worse when it’s my time.
I got rid of my old TV that was developing purple spots when I moved to another apartment. I ended up going for a smart LG OLED tv with the specs I was looking for. Available at a good price. It’s not connected to the network and boot straight to my Nvidia shield.
I’ve had nothing but good experiences with LG tvs
This is the reason I have a 20+ year old plasma TV. Absolutely nothing smart and still somewhat thin. Also the picture is sometimes better for movies because of how it handles blacks and contrast.
Burns more electricity I guess. But most plasmas should be around the time of the flat TV crazy started before LED took off. Before they started making them cheaper by stuffing them full of spy software.