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by forrestthewoods 812 days ago
I refuse to connect my TV to WiFi. I used to use a Roku for all my streaming needs. But I switched to an AppleTV because the Roku apps started to suck and they got into selling data.

It’s a dang shame that AppleTV is the only streaming box that doesn’t track what I watch to sell. But that seems to be the world we live in. Aside from being expensive it’s a great product and I definitely recommend it.

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> I refuse to connect my TV to WiFi

we are one deal away from having TVs that autoconnect to xfinity hotspots / amazon sidewalk, to upload telemetry and download ads.

I can see people having to open their TVs to cut the wifi chipset's power/antenna in the future to avoid ads.

If this crap isn't stopped by law it will just keep escalating.