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Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes | 48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] suckmyspez@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I just use an Apple TV connected to my TV which isn’t connected to any network. I hook it up every now and again to update the software when there are new features available related to picture/sound.

I also run a Jellyfin server for most of my streaming needs.

[–] TooManyGames@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

Apple TV most certainly collects information too...

[–] 8Bitz0@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Do most smart TVs still allow performing updates via USB? I have an older LG TV which does this.