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What if I just never connected it to the internet?
If it is a Samsung tv, they have been automatically connecting to any open wifi, maybe your neighbor has one. And there goes the data.
Avoid Samsung.
Ha, the nearest house to mine is a quarter mile away, good luck Samsung.
Where is the info about this?
A random hacker news comment. I'm in EU, where this kind of tracking is not legal, so I cannot validate...
I can't find anything about it. Claim seems sus tbh
Does it apply to Samsung PC monitors as well? Any way to check?
You have wifi / ethernet in your PC monitor?
Samsung in particular has “smart” monitors, so for some of them the answer is unironically yes
Dear god, I do vaguely remember their launch (not my portfolio while working in PC component procurement) but had completely pushed that from my head.
Looks like LG have the same thing going on too, what a waste of silicon.
After investigation, it turned out that it only has ethernet adapter (that's not in use), but no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Also, as a sidenote, if Max Power Saving is on, ethernet adapter is disabled.
We're talking about this monitor, bought 2 years ago: Samsung S34A650UXU - S65UA Series - LED monitor - curved - 34", LS34A650UXUXEN
Source?
Sort of alarming how many upvotes this has without anybody providing any reference at all. We have enough privacy problems to worry about without people posting unsubstantiated claims :/
You'll have to desolder the WiFi card inside. Check teardowns of TVs from now when deciding to buy a new one