My question is: Can you block the IPs it’s phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?
My question is: Can you block the IPs it’s phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?
All but one of my TVs is a smart TV, none of them are connected to the internet. I tried with one, it was slow and difficult to use. I use a set top box instead. Even when I was using a 10+ year old Roku it performed better than the TV did.
I recently bought a smart TV with google because it was more responsive than other TV’s on display. After I got it home, connected it to the internet, and updated everything it slowed so much that it’s unbearable to use now. There is a 2-5 second delay for every button press including changing the volume.
Maybe a factory reset (hopefully) will bring back the original firmware.
That used to be my solution, too. Sadly Roku don’t seem to be any better for privacy, anymore.