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by ChuckNorris89 1989 days ago
Because the "smart" component in TVs is usually a potential minefield of spyware, ads and security vulnerabilities.

As a rule of thumb, don't trust any software developed by white goods manufacturers and connect it to the internet since it has most likely been developed in a rush and on a tight budget (HW margins are razor thin and good devs with security know-how are expensive) and is most likely a house of cards of outdated kernels, libs and services that are full of CVEs which might never get updated.

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...and they are worse products because of it.