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Smart TVs taking snapshots of your screen and phoning home - Is there a list of IP ranges to block? (youtu.be)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My question is: Can you block the IPs it's phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most simply don't care. Don't think there is a turn-key solution. Just look up pihole and take it from there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Again, not an issue for tech savvy people (that cares). Privacy should be available for everybody.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Agreed, yet here we are.

So two choices: accept the call home or fix it yourself and learn something new. There are plenty step by step guides.