[unitindex]

This made me realize how many devices I buy once, set up once, and then never think about again. Smart TVs are probably one of the biggest examples of that. It would be interesting if manufacturers had to make software support periods much more obvious before people bought them.

[Incipient]

I wish I never thought of it. Just had a recent Samsung TV update, and now it has to sign in EVERY TIME it turns on. I'm considering how to frame it as a warranty job.

[gnopgnip]

Factory reset it then never connect to the internet. Use another device you can control for streaming

[duskdozer]

I'd be surprised if they didn't have anti-downgrade fuses or something and force you to connect and update. Or just overwrite the reset image.

[account42]

> Use another device you can control for streaming

Streaming and "device you can control" are mutually exclusive.

[dpoloncsak]

Something as simple as Raspberry Pi is capable of streaming from the main services while being a device you are root on. I don't think anyone's looking to control the Stream box

[M95D]

Hanging-by-a-thread capable. Netflix plugin for Kody is unmaintained since last year and all the other major services are supported by a single guy from Australia (probably). I'm not aware of other ways to stream on Raspberry.

[derwiki]

Jellyfin?

[Rygian]

In Europe, the Cyber Resilience Act mandates the manufacturer to:

* Report any security breaches within 72 hours to a public body (country's CSIRT + ENISA).

* for "all products with digital elements [...] including those already placed on the market before 11 December 2027"

Products must be sold with a "secure by default" config, with automated security patching enabled by default (opt-out), with reporting on possible unauthorised access, with data collection minimization (tie-in to GDPR), with an SBOM, with dedicated security testing, with public disclosure of vulnerabilities, …

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cra-summar...