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?
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?
Even if there was a list and you could narrow it down you still shouldn’t trust it. You’re just one update away from a slight IP or DNS change and you’d never know because you never come back to check it.
Never use your internal TVs apps. Go buy a $20 android TV stick and deebloat/degoogle it.
If a new feature comes out that you can’t live without, buy a different stick. It’s the one part of the equation you can actually upgrade