• ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 month ago

    Lots of claims this is happening

    I don’t know of this is happening, but I don’t see how a small automatic updare couldn’t “add this feature”

    Considering how easy it would be to catch,

    how easy it would be?

    • blindsight@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      1 month ago

      Super easy. Anyone who knows networking could detect new device connections on an open network they set up. I know next to nothing about networking and I could set it up in 10 minutes, 5 of which would be finding my old router in the basement.

      So I’m not going to give this a moment’s thought until someone brings receipts. It’s not hard to check if this is happening.

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        1 month ago

        Anyone who knows networking could detect new device connections on an open network they set up.

        assuming that it will connect to your network. if it connects anywhere else, good luck to figure it out. at that point you can throw a laptop with capturing all nearby wifi traffic and hope you somehow recognize the TV if it appears among the possibly dozens of other devices