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This just popped up on my Samsung TV (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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Apologies if this should be posted somewhere else.

I have had this TV for about 7 years and have never had this pop up before. About a month ago, I bought a router that uses OpenWRT. With that, I setup up Adguard and specifically one of the lists that is supposed to block devices from phoning home.

Am I nuts thinking that this pop up is due to the TV not being able to offload what has been recorded? How would I check that?

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[–] 36 points 22 hours ago* (6 children)

I stopped connecting my TVs to the internet as soon as manufacturers started using android to operate them.

Why?

Because I figured they would doing what they are doing. And maybe back then they weren’t so bad quite yet, but I need to be adjusting my opsec before I’m compromised, not after.

Evaluate the potential not the proven.

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  • [–] 4 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

    HEC would like a word

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  • [–] 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

    Yes well we must move ever forward in our security posture and not let the idea of perfection stop us from becoming better.

    I have heard of HEC attacks but I think we’re a ways off from it being a realized threat in our homes.

    There are too many more cost effective and convenient options at large to collect data more efficiently and effectively.

    Having said that, shielded HDMI seems like an answer to it.

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  • [–] 6 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    I unbeknownst to me had a receiver and tv that supported this protocol. And the receiver had an ethernet connection. Imagine my surprise when one day the TV popped up that it had a software update when it wasn't on wifi.

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  • [–] 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

    Yeah, sneaky. I once was less concerned about my receiver, but eventually I relegated it to the same status of mistrust and unplugged it from the network.

    I don’t use built-in streaming music services on it anyway.

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