How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features - Consumer Reports
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TVs collect a huge amount of data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit the surveillance on TVs from LG, Samsung, TCL, and every other big brand.

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.

  • BrickEater@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 day ago

    STOP FUCKING BUYING THEM. YOU DONT NEED A GODDAMN TV.

    And if you’re really that addicted, look up industrial/ commercial monitors instead.

    Y’all are too fucking addicted to media.

    • ITGuyLevi@programming.dev
      3·
      1 day ago

      Or just don’t connect them to the internet, I’d love commercial monitors but need the subsidies (monitors are way more expensive).

    • KangarooOnLSD@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 day ago

      Dude I just go with what would maybe be considered “old school” at this point. I never connect WiFi to my tv and just use an hdmi to my laptop running Linux if I want to watch tv (using a piracy streaming site with uBlock and a vpn)

    • Censed@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I use mine only for beat saber and only when i have friends over. But yeah I’ve never connected it to the internet