I'm wondering if something like a PiHole can "fake" a connection for these devices.
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These Smart TVs are hanging in lots of meeting rooms at companies around the world. I wonder how many IT departments thought about checking for this.
They don't care... Most of the "IT departmens" at the companies I worked for were not interested in security stuff besides the employees' endpoints.
There are enterprise versions that cost a lot more, but come without the bloat or spyware, that are typically included in office installations at larger firms. Sometimes it is possible to obtain one for home use when an office is being renovated.
My Samsung TV will never see a WiFi password in its life.
Some have esims and 4/5g modules installed already for "telemetry".
I have AdGuard running on the router as a preventative measure, and it’s an older Samsung Q65 that doesn’t have any confirmed 5g modules. I should probably block its MAC address for added security though.
Can you provide a reference for this? While technically possible, I don't think this has actually happened, and spreading misinformation is counter productive.
Even if you never connect to wifi TVs can seek out open connections, so is there a way to disrupt or weaken the wifi signal range on TVs without physically opening it?
TVs can seek out open connections
While possible technically, I don't believe there is any evidence this has happened. Can you provide a reference? Spreading misinformation is counter productive.
Faraday cage?
Faraday cage?
You could install the TV in a block of lead. Bonus: +20 against a Burglary check.
And it's no only LG, it's all of them
"LG Isn't the Only TV Company Spying on You" https://youtu.be/IvFu343KNek
And if you click the YT link, Google is spying on you. Sad no alternative is given, but that would hurt the bottom line, right?
I wonder if they just call a MS Win11 API to get their tracking ID just to make it a well rounded spy conglomerate