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Did your Roku TV decide to strong arm you into giving up your rights or lose your FULLY FUNCTIONING WORKING TV? Because mine did.

It doesn't matter if you only use it as a dumb panel for an Apple TV, Fire stick, or just to play your gaming console. You either agree or get bent.

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[-] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 months ago

Never allow internet access to unrooted devices. My TVs are airgapped.

[-] ours@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago

Ah yes, airgap the streaming device.

[-] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I believe it is possible by simply attach a rooted device to the TV with streaming capability, like a computer, or a rooted nvidia shield.

Although I don't agree with OP that everything needs to be rooted, for example, my phone runs grapheneos without root, I do believe most rooted OS are more usable than proprietary OS like Roku.

[-] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

It can still stream video over the hdmi port just fine. This is about containing the rooted malware inside the tv's firmware from exfiltrating and then self destructing.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

My TV streams my shows just fine via my xbox

[-] yoz@aussie.zone 9 points 8 months ago

Lol sure mine is waterboarded

[-] NotAtWork@startrek.website 23 points 8 months ago

Waterboarding, Earthed ground, Fire wall, Air Gap, Long ago, the four protections lived together in harmony.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

But all that changed with the Fire Stick attached.

[-] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Till new Nvidia power connector started fires

[-] ours@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I've sent mine to a CIA dark site for advanced interrogation.

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