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Thousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

Curious, what functionality would I lose? All it needs to do is turn on and display video through an HDMI port.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Samsung historically has had a habit of poaching features from their Smart TVs as they age, eventually leaving you with a not so smart TV after a decade or so. Not sure if other manufacturers do the same

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