atrielienz comments on Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you don't have the technical know how to physically lobotomize the TV's wifi chip, simply blocking its mac address would suffice.

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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Or you would just not connect it to the wifi. It's not like it's going to guess your WPA key.

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[–] Anivia@feddit.org 13 points 4 months ago (1 child)

No, but in the near future it might connect to your neighbors wifi if he has IoT devices connected to his wifi

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/amazon-sidewalk-will-push-neighbors-to-share-wi-fi-through-smart-devices/

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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Wow, what a horrible idea. But assuming you have a compatible device and didn't disable this feature, blacklisting it in your router wouldn't help much.

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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago

Blacklisting it on your router would at least prevent it from trying to connect to an open WiFi network like your own guest network which some people just don't turn off or password protect.

If you are one of those people and you're reading this turn that off. You can share your wifi via QR code these days from just about any smart phone. Turn it off.

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