Your smart TV is snooping on you. Here's how to limit the personal data it gathers https://zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/your-smart-tv-is-snooping-on-you-heres-how-to-limit-the-personal-data-it-gathers/ by @sjvn
You can't stop smart TVs from looking over your shoulder, but you can at least cut down on their snooping. #privacy
@mcfate That's becoming much harder trhan you might thinik.
THE DIFFICULT WE DO IMMEDIATELY; THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER.
If you don't have cable TV and don't need a tuner, a television is just a monitor with speakers.
I went thru this last year...and unless you're willing to pay like $8000 for a business conference room monitor, it's basically impossible to find dumb TVs these days...believe me, I tried...
I ended up buying Samsung smart TVs, which do allow you to disable all the smart crap and effectively turn it into a dumb screen without too much hassle...there's still a couple annoyances, but I've been able to work around em...
@sjvn I use my Apple TV because it lets me opt out and forces apps to disclose.
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I can refuse to buy a "smart TV".