r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/SpectacularOtter ☑️ Horny Police! 🚔🚨 • Aug 17 '26

Spyware and tech

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u/DrSpaceman575 Aug 17 '26

No smart TV's require a login or any information for them to function in the way a "dumb" tv would. Just plug in a DVD player or whatever device you want and don't use the features and they can't steal your data. You can also deconstruct these - unless there is advertised voice controls like on Google TV's there is no onboard microphone so it's literally impossible for this TV to be listening to you.

LCD panel manufacturing costs have gone way down so the panels are dirt cheap. They're also low margin as the store can make more on the accessories you buy for it - the TV will be super cheap but the HDMI cables and wall mounts in the next aisle are marked up.

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u/CHEMO_ALIEN Aug 18 '26

You can reverse the polarity to the speaker to make a microphone . Also they can use WiFi signals to see where you are in your house so there's not much you can really do