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The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

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[–] Rothe@piefed.social -1 points 9 hours ago

Continuing my smart TV OS analogy, your answer is like saying just to use a dumb TV instead. There aren’t any dumb TVs anymore! The TV manufacturer cartel colluded to quit making them!

Yes there are, every smart tv becomes dumb as soon as you disconnect it from the internet. Just use it the same way you would use a monitor for your computer.