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I just finished setting up a custom router with dns ad blocking. Next comes a media player so I can purge this smart TV filth from my household.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

What do we do when they come with 5G modems built in?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Don't buy a TV anymore. Seriously though with the direction things have been going in the "tech world" for the last couple years (maybe even decade) it is probably better to start adjusting to some level of digital minimalism. For some of us it will become a necessity for financial reasons anyway...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Razor blade to specific pcb traces?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Detailed instructions for things like this will need to documented. It starts with ads… does it evolve into 1984? Who knows, but it seems more likely in light of recent events.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I agree. I could see manufacturers add anti tamper features that could brick the device if opened if people started doing this anyway.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 hours ago

That's unlikely, the additional R&D cost probably won't weigh up to the costs incurred by the small minority that removes it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

hah, there's nowhere near enough infrastructure to handle that.