netflix.com is in the top5 domains on the entire network, and i have a Raspberry Pi running 24/7 (with AdGuard Home), most queries are from TV.

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
    665·
    1 year ago

    Why the hell would you connect that to a network?

    A smart tv is primarily a surveillance device that also happens to display video.

    • Mikelius@lemmy.ml
      23·
      1 year ago

      Got mine connected to the network so I can take advantage of a local install of Emby, but blocked from Internet access, and every time it makes a DNS request (still blocked, but logged), it’s added to a personal hosts file for the entire network just in case the kill switch doesn’t work for some anomalous reason

  • remotelove@lemmy.ca
    43·
    1 year ago

    If you can remove the app from the TV, that may work. It’s probably polling for updates or trying to cache a picture or something for the login screen.

    Just like every other app on your TV, Netflix probably has a running service that is collecting all of your viewing habits and piping it to Nexflix whether or not you have an account. (Smart TVs come with extensive terms and conditions that you probably agreed to.)

    Smart TVs are cheaper these days mostly because the hardware costs are subsidized by having pre-installed apps like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. And yeah, they want your data.

    • Pantherina@feddit.de
      4·
      1 year ago

      True. Would really help to get any form of storage medium of that into a real OS. But its probably built in, so removing might not work. This is the case for windows even

  • KptnAutismus@lemmy.world
    324·
    1 year ago

    do. not. connect. your. TV. to. the. internet.

    i would recommend using an SBC as a video input device (single board computer) and using whatever service through that. (ideally under linux)

    • retrolasered@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Maybe overkill, but I had an unused dell optiplex usff, KDE plasma with connect, and chromium web apps for the streaming 🏴‍☠️ services I use

  • SteefLem@lemmy.world
    14·
    1 year ago

    Is it a samsung? And is there an netflix app on the tv? Just having the app on the tv even without login inor account will, at least on one of my tvs, make those requests.

    Delete the app from the tv should stop those requests.

    Edit: sorry i see its lg. same thing tho :)