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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)
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My LG TV regularly pops up a window asking if I'd like to connect it to the internet. ๐Ÿ™„

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Call customer support, say your 90yo dad is staying with you and you need to disable all wireless devices that will interfere with his medical devices.