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Yeah, its so easy and cheap to just get a old ultra small form factor PC and put linux on it, there is no reason to have a "smart tv" connected to the internet.

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>The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a "surveillance system" that has "long undermined privacy and consumer protection," according to a report from the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) published today and sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in connected TVs (CTVs) being a "privacy nightmare," according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.

Yeah, its so easy and cheap to just get a old ultra small form factor PC and put linux on it, there is no reason to have a "smart tv" connected to the internet. Archive: https://archive.today/pz8fr From the post: >>The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a "surveillance system" that has "long undermined privacy and consumer protection," according to a report from the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) published today and sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in connected TVs (CTVs) being a "privacy nightmare," according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.
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I had a smart tv once. It was bullshit. The raspberry pi runs kodi just fine.

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Yeah, that is basically it. You can even get a LIRC dongle and "teach" it off any existing remote or get something more purpose built or a small wireless keyboard/mouse combo. The only excuse is that you don't want to spend a little bit of time to have a better experience.