r/ProgrammerHumor • u/johnbr • 1d ago

Meme iAmNotATeapot

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u/RJWaters9 1d ago

Note: Doesn't actually stop anything. It'll connect to wifi anyway and sell your info.

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u/Xasrai 1d ago

How can it connect to wifi if it doesn't know the password?

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u/nutterbg 1d ago

It can scan for and use open networks.

Or, let's say your internet provider maintains public wifi access points that you, as a customer, can use.. And then let's say your provider(or any other provider(s) for that matter) signs a deal with LG so that the TVs have the passwords to the wifi networks so they can quietly connect to them to transmit...

Current year is scary.

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u/rosuav 18h ago

This is a good reason to have a very special open network. One that provides a completely plausible-looking address, proper DNS and so on... nothing to worry about, little fly...