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by codegeek 1259 days ago
"my old Smart TV that I gave away"

Gave away to whom ? Did you donate or give it to an actual person. Perhaps just ask them to log you out ? Or do you think they are a bad actor ?

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They're not a bad actor, I wouldn't be surprised if they have no idea they're even logged in. I actually just threw away my TV in the local drop off point. I thought it was broken beyond a point that was worth to repair but I'm guessing somebody more handy than me picked it up and DIYed it
Sorry to hear about your predicament (best of luck)

This scenario illustrates why “smart” TVs aren’t such a great idea (you think it’s dead and can’t log out, but someone else eventually fixes it or uses its parts)