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Google says Android TV box maker Videostrong infected its own users and sold the access to criminals. They built a backdoor into the firmware of 1.3M+ set-top boxes. If a user deleted it, it came back on the next reboot. (cloud.google.com)
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Buyers turned the boxes into residential proxies and ad-fraud bots.

Google has banned Videostrong from certified Android and says the takedown also cuts off at least 10M more infected devices.

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[–] 8 points 6 days ago (1 child)

Smart TV's should be an option. Not the standard.

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    • [–] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    Where can I find dumbass TVs nowadays

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    You can't. In much the same way the big tech cartel has prevented you from being able to get RAM, it is also making it impossible to buy new TVs without its Orwellian surveillance/propaganda built in.

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