Vent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1574arrow-down121cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1553arrow-down1external-linkThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comVent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square181fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarethe_lone_wolf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd what you will do with the preinstalled malware and bloatware?
minus-squarejob3rg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.