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[–] qweertz@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Samsung TVs also notoriously do this. Even if you don't connect them to anything yourself, they will look for insecure Wifi accesspoints to upload their spying data to

[–] melfie@lemy.lol 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yikes, I have a Samsung smart TV. Guess I’ll be wrapping it in tin foil after reading this.

[–] qweertz@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago

Smart TVs are some scary shit, like seriously. All the stuff they record and set home is extremely concerning