Which is part of why the more paranoid of us steadfastly refuse to own such devices.
My smart TV (I am ashamed to admit I have one) is really useful. Very little about the idea of a TV with build-in Plex support requires it be totally locked down. Hence it is a buisness decision that could be competed or regulated away.
(I was going to make the same argument about a TV with build-in Netflix support, but I believe the DRM requirements of Netflix require quite a bit of lock-down)
Possible items for its agenda:
- Right to Repair
- Right to Tinker
- Right to "Pwn Ur Own"
- Hardware sellers required to deliver firmware source to buyers
--- including build scripts
--- including device-specific signing keys
--- even for cars and tractors
- Public APIs required for public-facing services
- Right to non-backdoored strong encryption
- Formal requirements for custodianship of PII
- Formal requirements for security in IoT devices
- Ban on local monopolies on wired telecoms
- Definitions for terms used in advertising (i.e. "5G")
- Establish a separate USPTO regime specifically for computer programs
For awhile I've been wondering if people would like me to be their spokes person for such issues. I have a lot of experience and I think I have a mind for politics as well. I think its really critical we get it right at this point in history. I would love to work with others for such a cause.
If you have any advice to get started I would humbly accept. I think its really critical we get it right at this point in history.
That, or you can buy a commercial display instead of a TV.
Might need to invest in a large Faraday cage
What's more important, is the possibility of having a camera-less and microphone-less smart-tv. Or to have the possibility of practicing a microphonectomy and a camerectomyon your smart-tv.