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Can a pi Hole fix this? Using a Samsung smart TV
It can help, but the only thing that's guaranteed to stop data exfiltration is disconnecting the WiFi hardware completely
While disconnecting it (wifi and copper) completely, solves the problem, it is not the only thing that's guaranteed to work. Putting it in an isolated VLAN (or SSID for that matter) and closing down the firewall helps, too. While this certainly requires more skill than disconnecting wifi, it still allows to connect to jellyfin or the like without using additional hardware like chromecast.
You can fix it by disconnecting the internet and plugging in your own devices.
Depends, it can autoconnect silently via open wifi networks or other tv's/iot devices that are friendly. Shitty companies will do anything to get their hand on as much data as they can.
I don't think LG does that, however you should make sure the Wi-Fi switch is off (don't just click forget) and if you're paranoid, you can physically remove the Wi-Fi board.
LG very much tries to connect to random Wifi networks to leak your data, Gamers Nexus talks about it in their recent video.
Here's an arstechnica article if you don't got 2 hrs to spare 😅
Excerpt:
It scanned for other devices on the currently connected Wi-Fi network.
Seconding that rec to disconnect wifi hw.
Some TVs have been found storing audio locally, then sending it if they ever get access to a network. Which can happen accidentally.
Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.
Yes, but how many open Wi-Fi signals are around your home? If you have open Wi-Fi signals that are around your home, then that's also an issue.
What your neighbours do is out of your control, especially if you consider the averge person living next door doesnt think about (or understand) wifi past the very first time they type the password in "to make the internet work".
This is most of the companies out there at this point have created secure connections on almost everything. Very few connections out there are actually unsecured at this point in time. They've made them dumb easy so that way they can mother them.
I think so.