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Apple TV Privacy over Roku? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 days ago by BmeBenji@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I know Smart TV privacy concerns are a big conversation here, largely because there’s practically no good way to jailbreak a Smart TV, but I wanted to ask about a specific use case.

How much better is it to disable all network connectivity on a smart tv (running Roku as its core OS) and hook an Apple TV box up to it?

More or less, I suppose what I’m asking is whether or not using an Apple TV is as private as it can get with easy-to-use streaming devices?

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[–] buwho@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Best bet would be to use an old laptop/mini pc or something similar and run a linux distro running a vpn or something. Check out what this person did:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/broken-linux-laptop-makes-for-a-fine-smart-tv-alternative/

As much as i hate Apple closed source ecosystem, they do alot to protect user privacy (as far as we know) and put in effort to allow users to have the options to turn app tracking off etc. so an Apple TV unit on a dumb TV might be another option...But, when it becomes obsolete in a few years and the apps dont work...hand over more cash...

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Apple does NOT protect user privacy.

[–] buwho@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

oof

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