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Homeowner Baffled After Washing Machine Uses 3.6GB of Internet Data a Day (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 16 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I factory reset my LG TV and refused to give it the WiFi password when they said they were going to use AI to analyze what people were watching on the TV to know best what ads to show us. Fuck that.

The TV is excellent as a dumb TV. Don’t need internet access.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, I've still got all dumb TVs, with small PCs connected. Best possible setup.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 48 minutes ago (1 children)

How do you remote-control playback on those small PCs with a remote controller?

I have a firestick with a remote, but it's not the best solution.

[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

Bluetooth mouse or mini keyboard with touchpad.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 2 hours ago

all dumb TVs, with small PCs connected.

This is the way. (DACO: Disney also chickens out.)

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago

My TV was sending so much telemetry (blocked by piHole) that from time to time it would freeze and/or lag to the point when it is unusable. I turned wifi off - never had any issues yet.

Also, it TV had over 80% of requests off all my devices in a half a year. It basically tried to ping home every 5 seconds for days.