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egamirorrim | on: Root shell on Samsung TV
This stuffs mad, should I be doing something to my Samsung TV to neuter it? Has anyone rolled all this up somewhere?
zug_zug | parent | next
There was just a post yesterday about how to root your samsung. I rooted my samsung and removed ads, mics, and my agent is looking into this one as we speak [codex].

Happy to post to github if you'd like.

pippy360 | root | parent | next
Please do post to GitHub, I have a Samsung projector I'd love to root
tomrod | root | parent | next
Any word on rooting TCL models?
zug_zug | root | parent
I haven't looked into TCL at all, but everything I know on this topic I learned in one day, so if you have even a $20 a month AI subscription and you're passionate I'd say give it a go.
Gigachad | parent | next
There needs to be a class action against these companies. People should straight up go to jail for how invasive these TVs are.
cowlevel | root | parent
Except none of it is illegal, so what would you sue them for?
nekusar | root | parent | next
Wiretapping is a felony in most jurisdictions with 5 years prison per instance.

How many years is it for 10 million devices?

mjburgess | root | parent
Under GDPR a fair amount is illegal
driverdan | parent | next
Don't connect it to the internet.
figmert | root | parent | next
I keep seeing this, and I still think it's a ridiculous ask. Whether you like it or not, the vast majority is not savvy enough to think about this, and they generally just want Netflix to work without an additional service. For a majority of people 600 is expensive, and they don't want to have to spend another 30-100 depending on the device.
judge2020 | root | parent
Just wait until https://sidewalk.amazon/ (or competing solutions) hits Smart TV manufacturers so they can still collect data / do ad operations.
Gigachad | root | parent
Or what the recent bitcoin wallet attack did and just put a cellular chip inside the device so it can always communicate outside.
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KetoManx64 | parent | next
Do a search on X on the topic, the news about Samsung was broken on there by a guy who had rooted his Samsung TV using AI tools and he and others created guides for neutering the stuff out of it
dannyw | root | parent
He also got his OpenAI account banned after sharing the findings for 'violating cyber policies'. https://x.com/i/trending/2113715638950912393
KetoManx64 | root | parent
I'm glad for that. The harder OpenAI squeezes the more people leave for open source models.
ozgrakkurt | parent | next
Selling it off might be a good solution
salawat | root | parent
That makes it someone else's problem who is less informed. You shouldn't be fine foisting problems on people too ignorant to deal with it.
Fnoord | root | parent | next
Market gets flooded with these devices. Someone notices they are cheap, opens a Reddit thread about what is going on. Google Search picks it up. Now people who search for this TV (new or used) see a hit about malware in this TV. Buyers need to perform due diligence. However, in EU, sellers need to inform buyers of obvious negative sides of a product. Malware appears to be one of them.
throw-qqqqq | root | parent
I agree with you in principle, but also you can’t fight all the battles singlehandedly :(
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matkoniecz | parent
Not buy smart TVs and especially Samsung smart devices in general?

From what I heard these are especially awful, even by low IoT standards.

sir_brickalot | root | parent | next
What about my existing device(s)? I don't want to be the one piling on the huge mountain of electronic trash! So how can I save my device from evil?
matkoniecz | root | parent
Take over using own software update signed with private key 4?

(no idea how likely is for someone trustworthy to publish one...)

Gigachad | root | parent
All smart TVs are evil and you’d be hard pressed to find a non smart tv these days.
tonyedgecombe | root | parent
Samsung does seem to be particularly bad. I’ve heard enough stories that I would never buy one of their products.
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