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THE_PUN_STOPS | 5 years ago

Just open the case and disconnect the wifi antenna or, in the case of a PCB etched antenna, apply X-acto blade.

See! It's opt-in.

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perlgeek|5 years ago

If you have to take action for it not to do something, it's opt-out, not opt-in.

ianai|5 years ago

Pretty sure you’re being sarcastic saying that’s a valid thing to expect end users to do to opt out. And I agree. Wish mining peoples privacy wasn’t accepted norm.

rdc12|5 years ago

Not sure if this is more or less extreme option, but you could put the TV in a Faraday cage, or build a Faraday cage into your walls.

jankotek|5 years ago

Perfectly valid solution, and it gets downvoted on Hacker News...

mark-r|5 years ago

The implication is that this isn't a problem that can't be solved, and thus stronger remedies are unnecessary. There might be some who disagree.

cgrealy|5 years ago

To be fair, I don’t think most people would consider a solution that voids the warranty on an expensive TV valid...