How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features - Consumer Reports
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TVs collect a huge amount of data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit the surveillance on TVs from LG, Samsung, TCL, and every other big brand.

The link has a ton of information.

Now, It is obvious that putting it completely offline is more safe. But, some people often use the TV’s to watch Netflix or something like that. Then they might forget that it is still connected to the internet when they are done watching.

Under Privacy Settings, there are options for Device Usage Data, Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage, and Interest-Based Ads. All are enabled by default, but you can disable them.

  • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.worldOP
    4·
    22 hours ago

    Turning off those features still help. That is why I posted, so some are aware… People have smart TV’s to use the internet. That is kind of the whole point of having them. Most people just don’t disconnect their TV from the Wi-Fi every time they are done streaming. Which, that would be a GOOD IDEA idea.

    • Helix 🧬@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      28 minutes ago

      Most people just don’t disconnect their TV from the Wi-Fi every time they are done streaming. Which, that would be a GOOD IDEA idea.

      No, because the smart TV just stores the data it wants to send and sends it as soon as it is online again.

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      02·
      22 hours ago

      That is why I posted, so people are aware…

      You’re making them aware of the wrong things, as I just finished saying.

      People have smart TV’s to use the internet

      They can still use the internet without connecting their TV to it. You just plug another device into it.

      • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        22 hours ago

        I know what a TV does, smart TV’s enables more features when it is online. SOME people just have a smart TV and that is it.

          • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.worldOP
            3·
            21 hours ago

            Yes they do! People for sure just have smart TV’s, and they have tons of apps when connected online. Load up Netflix and then they are done. Old people especially, do it all the time. That is all they use. That and probably just a phone. Shit, some still have landlines. They live alone and had somebody set it up for them.

            • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
              03·
              21 hours ago

              Are my comments just invisible to you? Plug in another device and use it to load up Netflix.

              • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.worldOP
                3·
                21 hours ago

                Plug in another device and use it to load up Netflix.

                You are the one not understanding that every person doesn’t think like you. Some just have a TV and a phone connected to Wi-Fi, that is it. I service houses for IT reasons, I know what I am talking about. I see it all the time.

                • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                  02·
                  21 hours ago

                  I don’t understand what any of that has to do with anything? This has nothing to do with “the way I think”. If they don’t have one, they can get one, just like they can change their privacy settings?

                  • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.worldOP
                    1·
                    20 hours ago

                    Not all people just plug in a device for things like Netflix. They just use a TV to consume content. And you brought up the devices. That is all I was saying in our conversation.