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I remember trying to buy a TV that does not have "smart" functionality a few years ago. It was a chore. Today it seems impossible.

And not just TVs: ovens; refrigerators; dishwashers — all have "smart" options. In fact, it seems that more and more the available non-smart models are only the simpler ones, less performant in ways that are not related to any smart functionality missing.

My non-smart TV was available only with lower resolutions than "smart" models of the same brand.

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@rysiek

your "smart" tv isn't smart anymore if you refuse to connect it to the internet

@ares I don't trust it not to connect to open WiFi by itself. Do you?

Also, cars already come with 4g modems and SIM cards, wanna bet TVs are somewhere down the line also?

@rysiek @ares
The real problem with #IoT is internet connectivity that:
- has global reach
- does not require any user authentication to connect (as in #wifi)
- is not user-controlled (cannot be switched off or checked to see if it is sending/receiving anything)

Currently, the #ecall system in cars fulfils all the above conditions and, unfortunately, is generally required by law in the EU.

@miklo @rysiek @ares ecall should only kick in after a sufficiently violent deceleration, and is in that sense "off" by default. But you're probably not wrong by being concerned about it.

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

@whvholst @miklo @ares no, but these are SIM cards in cars that keep them connected all the time and exposed to these kinds of shenanigans.