[chrisrogers]

At that point it's time to open the thing up and rip out the antenna.

[Silhouette]

At some point, it becomes time to pass draconian laws against consumer-hostile practices like phoning home other than to perform the intended function of a product or forcing updates that change behaviour in adverse or unwanted ways.

I am reasonably sure that point is already behind us, but politicians are not exactly known for their tech savvy and timely regulation of tech industry.

[nicbou]

There is already the GDPR, but it lacks sufficient enforcement.

This is a very relevant read (PDF): https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Publikation/EN/Ot...

[nichos]

You can't legislate morals.

[KirillPanov]

Have you seen the size of the antenna in your cell phone?

You're never gonna find all the antennas inside a product the size of a television. Some will be part of the circuit boards.