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Fortunately, you can specify your own DNS to point at a black hole proxy like: https://pi-hole.net https://pi-hole.net
by suff 7y ago
Fortunately, you can specify your own DNS to point at a black hole proxy like: https://pi-hole.net https://pi-hole.net
- krastanov 7y agoMy understanding is that newer DNS-over-<thing> like DoH would make this impossible...
- Eikon 7y agoNot really once DoH is supported at the OS level. Pi-hole would be able to implement a DoH server, providing similar functionality as today. Pi-hole like solutions are not working when DNS requests are made from the application, ignoring local resolvers configuration.
- reaperducer 7y agoOr you could just not connect your TV to your internet connection.
- Pulcinella 7y agoI imagine the thinking is that if the TV is not connected to any WiFi, it might try to connect to something public or non-password protected neighbornet so it’s better to connect it to something non-functional rather than unconnected. Of course, the TV could just lie about what it’s doing anyway...
- Twinklebreeze 7y agoI wish there were more dumb TVs on the market. What kind of dystopian market is it where you can't even trust an appliance you own to not spy on you.
- reaperducer 7y agoI think it's because the phrase, "None of your business" has fallen out of common use. I would hear that all the time when I was a kid. I don't think I've heard it in public in decades. Or maybe I was just a nosy kid.
- Johnny555 7y agoIt'd be safer to do firewall blocking, since the TV could fall back to a well known public resolver (i.e. 8.8.8.8) or even do DNS over HTTPS to a known Samsung IP. Though blocking is a little harder if you want to use built-in apps of the TV (i.e. Netflix) while blocking it from sending viewing data to Samsung or its affiliates. Though if you really want to keep the TV from spying on you, the easiest thing to do is to just not connect it to the internet (which is still an option in these pre-5G days, not sure that will always be the case in the future, the TV may have a built-in 5G modem that it can use to talk back to the manufacturer)
- gruez 7y agoAnd what do you do if the screenshots get uploaded to the same domain as the other API endpoints needed for smart TV functionality? At that point your only option would be to disconnect from the internet directly.