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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.

jankotek 6y ago
Perfectly valid solution, and it gets downvoted on Hacker News...
- cgrealy 6y ago
  To be fair, I don’t think most people would consider a solution that voids the warranty on an expensive TV valid...
  - jankotek 6y ago
    Hacking used to be about modifying your hardware. Smart TVs are relatively cheap compared to large industrial displays. They are also reliable. If you need large secure (no wifi) display, this is pefectly valid option.
- mark-r 6y 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.
ianai 6y 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.
perlgeek 6y ago
If you have to take action for it not to do something, it's opt-out, not opt-in.
robocat 6y ago
“Disabling Wireless Signals from Samsung Smart TV“ https://emfaction.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/124-disabling-wireless-signals-from-samsung-smart-tv https://emfaction.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/124-d...
- EricE 6y ago
  Or just don't buy Samsung TVs. Their UI's are crap even for the "dumb" functions.
- EricE 6y ago
  He's not doing that because the TV is connecting to wifi, he's concerned about "wifi radiation" - sigh.
  - nitrogen 6y ago
    There are more legitimate reasons. If you are one of the few people who live in a radio quiet zone, or if you suspect 2.4GHz interference with other 2.4GHz radios you use, or if you develop and test RF gear, you'd want to be able to disable the radio.
rdc12 6y 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 6y ago

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

cgrealy 6y ago
To be fair, I don’t think most people would consider a solution that voids the warranty on an expensive TV valid...
- jankotek 6y ago
  Hacking used to be about modifying your hardware. Smart TVs are relatively cheap compared to large industrial displays. They are also reliable. If you need large secure (no wifi) display, this is pefectly valid option.
mark-r 6y 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.

ianai 6y 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.

perlgeek 6y ago

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

robocat 6y ago

“Disabling Wireless Signals from Samsung Smart TV“ https://emfaction.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/124-disabling-wireless-signals-from-samsung-smart-tv https://emfaction.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/124-d...

EricE 6y ago
Or just don't buy Samsung TVs. Their UI's are crap even for the "dumb" functions.
EricE 6y ago
He's not doing that because the TV is connecting to wifi, he's concerned about "wifi radiation" - sigh.
- nitrogen 6y ago
  There are more legitimate reasons. If you are one of the few people who live in a radio quiet zone, or if you suspect 2.4GHz interference with other 2.4GHz radios you use, or if you develop and test RF gear, you'd want to be able to disable the radio.

rdc12 6y 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.