Vent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1604cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinecybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up1604external-linkThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comVent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square188fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinecybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemdro.id
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoSamsung historically has had a habit of poaching features from their Smart TVs as they age, eventually leaving you with a not so smart TV after a decade or so. Not sure if other manufacturers do the same
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoAha! Yeah that’s okay with me, since we just disable their internet hook computers up, to use them as dumb monitors.
minus-squareasudox (only for mod, alt)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoWhat a realistic approach! A thing getting dumber as it ages, what a great idea! /s
Samsung historically has had a habit of poaching features from their Smart TVs as they age, eventually leaving you with a not so smart TV after a decade or so. Not sure if other manufacturers do the same
Aha! Yeah that’s okay with me, since we just disable their internet hook computers up, to use them as dumb monitors.
What a realistic approach! A thing getting dumber as it ages, what a great idea!
/s