> Amazon Sidewalk[0] is a low-bandwidth long-range wireless communication protocol developed by Amazon. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for short distance communication, and 900 MHz LoRa and other frequencies for longer distances.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk

>With Amazon Sidewalk I don't think not hooking it up to the internet is an option anymore

"Anymore"? So far there's no evidence any TVs are using it, so you're safe for now.

New business idea: fitted faraday cages for smart tvs

Boonies? No. Literally EVERYONE has a damn Alexa and it's on the network. The coverage map is staggering. https://coverage.sidewalk.amazon/