why

profit.

Data mining.

What is recommended for a TV box?

I have tried google/android TV but the ads are everywhere and I don't trust google not to track everything.

I have tried a raspberry pi running Kodi but it's not very good for anything except jellyfin. I still want to view streaming services on occasion.

My next attempt will be an apple TV but i don't trust apple and despise their walled garden.

I would like something FOSS and optimized for TV viewing. I thought about using a linux OS and using the browser for streaming, but it does not look good from the sofa and requires a keyboard mouse.

So what do you recommend?

Just dont connect the tv to Wifi and problem solved.

How can the general public not understand this?

I use a 48in LG OLED as a monitor that was pretty cheap for how good it is. Being a monitor it never had an internet connection. So at least I got a good deal (at the expense of others’ data).

Excellent article.

I see talk about uXDT on here and no reading material, so here's an article that talks about it and provides ways to help mitigate.