Crossposted from https://infosec.pub/post/52518361

The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do. They can record and store audio even when they seem to be off, track everything you watch, and could even be hacked remotely and turned into covert surveillance […]

  • Nugscree@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I can share the pihole domains I have for my samsung tv (although it’s no longer connected to the internet now)

    It stopped any ads coming through and also prevent (some) data going back to them, mind you this also breaks installing new apps on the tv, so disable, install app from their store, enable again.

    Hope this helps

    • btsax@reddthat.com
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      1 hour ago

      Better than nothing, but if the TV doesn’t use DNS or connects to other networks or unsecured networks on its own, you’re still hosed