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I think it's time ya'll start reading books again. TV sucks anyways.
LOT to be said for that.
Paper ones that don't track everything you read. Old fashion paper. Browse your fav local bookstore. Or hit the library. Walk out with little stack of books. Read 'em over weeks or months. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Incredible to see them thinking they have any deniability.
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Samsung does not fall back, my tv it is by far the device that makes more dns requests ar home
Disconnect it from the internet and use your own box or stick.
rule #1 of connected TV: NO connection
We screwed the pooch on that one!
Never too late for a factory reset and a Chromecast.
C'mon, trading LG for a fucking Chromecast? You kidding right?
Those numbers may be a little higher because you are block listing them. When it is unsuccessful, it keeps trying. Still crazy though. Have you tried simply disconnecting from your network and turning off the WiFi? I blocked mine entirely through my router and then turned off the WiFi at the TV. My overall PiHole block rate dropped significantly after that.
https://youtu.be/6IFVTcM28KA?is=-5PlYKsh41oXvLsn
Even as a dumb TV it is still listening to everything.
Yep. Doesn’t stop it from doing nefarious things, just stops it from sending it anywhere. Could always move to digital signage.
That’s true, and yeah still crazy. No, we tried this first just out of curiosity and because our kids use the apps on the television. But just completely dumbing it down will be the next step. I’m just disappointed, man. It was a new tv
Some set top boxes are little better. Even then, some the apps get you. Netflix is awful with tracking.
And Tubi from what I can tell! But not surprised by either
Tubi is pure slop. They openly admit they are too privacy-invasive for EU laws lol
Check the settings of the Tubi app. You will still see a lot of requests to load the ads even if they are not personalised anymore.
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
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.
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.
I think so.
Gotta pull that wifi mobile out.
I have a LG soundbar that is connected to WiFi (for AirPlay) but has been blocked at the router level since we bought it. It has been here for years and has never stopped screaming into the void. Hundreds of times per day.
I can only recommend everybody that has the option for it to run adguard home as a DNS server.
It if you already have a PiHole that can do the same trick. Adguard has support for all DNS protocols and forces itself into windows and android via DoH and DoQuick.
A friend of mine maintains a list of blocklist here: https://github.com/ppfeufer/adguard-filter-list
I run it on my GLiNet router. Are these domains on the default list?
I don't think so. But this one should help: https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists#native
I run PiHole too, but note Adguard/PiHole do not block DNS over HTTP. If these Smart TV's want to get nasty, and they already have beyond expectations, they could employ that tech or hardcore IP addresses.
If the Smart TV uses and hardcoded http DNS server, that must be blocked directly, sure. But that scenario is very unlikely.
I use NextDNS on my other devices but not on the LG untill now and we use it only for regular tv channels and a android mediabox via hdmi ...
Does it help if I put Nextdns on all of them or apps like Netguard? And then block stuff?
Turn off the Wi-Fi in the settings on the LG. The antenna will still work.
The regular channels are "cable" which changed from coax to utp and a provider box ... Oh wait am I confusing then streambox from my telecom provider with the LG onboard stuff ...
That streambox is just HDMI so it will work perfecrly with the LG's Wi-Fi off.
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2026
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