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Smart TVs taking snapshots of your screen and phoning home - Is there a list of IP ranges to block? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by 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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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This may be cringe, but consider using an Apple TV box, every time I download a new app. It gives me the option to tell itnot to track.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is good start.

    Though it is kind of the technology equivalent of "asking nicely".

    I prefer GrapheneOS where my choice is enforced by the OS, rather than passed politely on as a request to the app developer.

    At least app developers who ignore it may get kicked off the Apple app store - if they are caught.

    For what it's worth, it seems to have been enough to deter Facebook from deploying their latest spyware innovation to iOS.

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