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You absolutely do not want these smart tvs connected to the internet. Do it once maybe to update firmware. Then use them as a dumb tv and put an apple TV in front of it.

All tvs from all manufacturers have microphones and they do listen an sell info.

Everyone things Facebook is listening but it really is your tv.

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Not in Europe if that's the case. I've monitored what my LG does and it's basically nothing.

I've got an LG C2 and you can't disable the Bluetooth, so anyone can try to connect to it. No service menu options too. I've not yet found out if cutting the WiFi/Bluetooth antennas is the only option.

> You absolutely do not want these smart tvs connected to the internet.

You can refuse to give them a direct WiFi connection, but just wait until they start using IOT mesh networks like Amazon Sidewalk as a fallback channel (assuming some aren't quietly doing that already).

What a living nightmare. It’s getting to the point where it might be time to pressure companies like Best Buy to stop carrying them.

They would not carry any TVs then.

There are settings… deep, deep, hard to find settings.

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