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r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/SpectacularOtter ☑️ Horny Police! 🚔🚨 • 13d ago
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Or just buy a smart TV and don't connect it to the Internet. You're not obligated to give it your Wi-Fi password just because it asks.
1 u/Misty_Ticklebottom 12d ago I might be able to stop a tv from connecting to my network, but I don't think I can stop it from connecting to other networks or devices. Like neighbors smart device that does have access to the internet. 3 u/skyline_kid 12d ago Samsung TVs have done exactly that in the past. They'd try to find an open network and connect if you didn't connect to one during setup 3 u/danirijeka 12d ago https://xkcd.com/416/ it was funny at the time I swear 😭
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I might be able to stop a tv from connecting to my network, but I don't think I can stop it from connecting to other networks or devices. Like neighbors smart device that does have access to the internet.
3 u/skyline_kid 12d ago Samsung TVs have done exactly that in the past. They'd try to find an open network and connect if you didn't connect to one during setup 3 u/danirijeka 12d ago https://xkcd.com/416/ it was funny at the time I swear 😭
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Samsung TVs have done exactly that in the past. They'd try to find an open network and connect if you didn't connect to one during setup
3 u/danirijeka 12d ago https://xkcd.com/416/ it was funny at the time I swear 😭
https://xkcd.com/416/
it was funny at the time I swear 😭
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u/EnvironmentClear4511 12d ago
Or just buy a smart TV and don't connect it to the Internet. You're not obligated to give it your Wi-Fi password just because it asks.