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?
Ironically enough as it is to believe, the Walmart branded ONN ones are pretty mundane. Spend a little for the more premium model that they sell. It doesn’t block you from doing basically anything and they’re very vanilla. I don’t know if there’s any background spying going on from Walmart or not but the OS itself doesn’t seem touched, but you can lock it to a VLAN if you want. I consider my entire default routed network hostile and selectively run my PCs on a separate private dns and network. I find it’s easier to jail myself than jail the malware every time I buy something new.