More consumers are becoming worried about how their information is being used by manufacturers. “There are increasing privacy concerns around to what degree TVs are essentially scraping your data,” says Parsons. “TVs these days are full of sensors, including microphones, and that can make people nervous.”
But according to Parsons, despite interest in “dumber” models from some buyers, most shoppers want their TVs to be catch-all entertainment systems. The result is that the dumb TV market is almost nonexistent.
They can still get around that. They talk device to device, and can send your data off via any connected device they know how to talk to. Even your neighbor’s. LG was the one who specifically confirm this in their terms, iirc. So, don’t trust entire brands, or better, zero
spying“smart” devices.Brb, taking mine apart to remove the wifi antenna and microphones.
Better fuck up your neighbors too if you want to be sure.