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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)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The link has a ton of information.

Now, It is obvious that putting it completely offline is more safe. But, some people often use the TV's to watch Netflix or something like that. Then they might forget that it is still connected to the internet when they are done watching.

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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[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oof, I haven't had to shop for a tv in over a decade, so I assume it will be worse when it's my time.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got rid of my old TV that was developing purple spots when I moved to another apartment. I ended up going for a smart LG OLED tv with the specs I was looking for. Available at a good price. It's not connected to the network and boot straight to my Nvidia shield.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've had nothing but good experiences with LG tvs

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They have been up to pretty shady stuff as of lately, like blocking your TV if you didn't accept the new terms of the user agreement they mandates to send your data the 500 and some partners. As long as it never ever gets and internet connection, it should be fine.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago

That sounds fucked