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I regret giving my TV my Wi-Fi password. By default, it has some knock-off Alexa assistant that triggers a couple times a day, even when I'm sitting in silence.

It also warns me it will auto-updates the software 1-2 times a month. My TV was perfect out of the box--it doesn't need an update. When I disable Wi-Fi, I get notifications that my TV is disconnected. Can't win.

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We have ours connected but block all traffic to internet.

Have a dedicated AP just for the tv and it has only LAN access to stream content through dlna or mirror phone screen using miracast.

Have you thought about using pi-hole? With the right things blocked, my LG TV still has all the functionality without the spying or annoyances.

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