Vent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square238linkfedilinkarrow-up1602arrow-down121cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1581arrow-down1external-linkThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comVent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square238linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarethe_lone_wolf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoAnd what you will do with the preinstalled malware and bloatware?
minus-squarejob3rg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoWhats the malware going to do? Lock you out? Instant refund and negative review. Steal your info? Cant send info out without internet.
minus-squarethe_lone_wolf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBut it will still be a bloat and take up resources like any deamon/service and resources are already very low on these devices! Not connecting to internet is not a solution but buying dump TV is.
And what you will do with the preinstalled malware and bloatware?
Whats the malware going to do?
Lock you out? Instant refund and negative review. Steal your info? Cant send info out without internet.
But it will still be a bloat and take up resources like any deamon/service and resources are already very low on these devices!
Not connecting to internet is not a solution but buying dump TV is.