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All smart TVs—from LG, Samsung, TCL, and other brands—collect personal data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit surveillance. (www.consumerreports.org)

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The link has a ton of information.

Under Privacy Settings, there are options for Device Usage Data, Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage, and Interest-Based Ads. All are enabled by default, but you can disable them.

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[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Well then i would need to make sure the new screen has the latest firmware.

I dont think connecting my tv to the internet for 5mins is the end of the world. I'm not THAT paranoid

Although i noticed that the tv made 100 dns requests the moment it connected

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