if a device manufacturer is so hell bent on their devices phoning home that they’ll connect to an insecure wifi or a wifi network run by a ‘partner’ provider… they’re gonna be doing that whenever it can’t phone home via a configured network connection, too, and not just when there isn’t one set up.
if a device manufacturer is so hell bent on their devices phoning home that they’ll connect to an insecure wifi or a wifi network run by a ‘partner’ provider… they’re gonna be doing that whenever it can’t phone home via a configured network connection, too, and not just when there isn’t one set up.
Gamers nexus talks about your exact point at this Timestamp. And he agrees with you.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA&t=635 He says something like, “A common misconception is taking your TV off your network is enough to stop them from spying.”
i just thought up a nightmare scenario and now i want to beat the shit out of my printer more than i usually do
Yeah I mean you’re both right.