commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down19
arrow-up1465arrow-down1external-linkNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square117linkfedilink
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoOr you would just not connect it to the wifi. It’s not like it’s going to guess your WPA key.
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoNo, but in the near future it might connect to your neighbors wifi if he has IoT devices connected to his wifi https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/amazon-sidewalk-will-push-neighbors-to-share-wi-fi-through-smart-devices/
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoWow, what a horrible idea. But assuming you have a compatible device and didn’t disable this feature, blacklisting it in your router wouldn’t help much.
minus-squareGumus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI’ve heard they can connect to nearby open networks or even share a connection with another TV in range. I don’t have any sources for this, might be just a rumor.
Or you would just not connect it to the wifi. It’s not like it’s going to guess your WPA key.
No, but in the near future it might connect to your neighbors wifi if he has IoT devices connected to his wifi
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/amazon-sidewalk-will-push-neighbors-to-share-wi-fi-through-smart-devices/
Wow, what a horrible idea. But assuming you have a compatible device and didn’t disable this feature, blacklisting it in your router wouldn’t help much.
I’ve heard they can connect to nearby open networks or even share a connection with another TV in range.
I don’t have any sources for this, might be just a rumor.