[mythtv-users] Time Warner Junking STB's

[Stephen P. Villano]

On 11/21/13 11:56 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Stephen P. Villano
> <stephen.p.villano at gmail.com> wrote:
> ....
>> Note to self: Turn on the sniffer when connecting new televisions, DVD
>> players, etc.
> If you want to play paranoid, also put the device in a Faraday
> room to avoid it connecting to the magic (open?) wifi in the
> vehicle that drives by that the device is constantly looking for
> to upload its collected data and download new instructions....
>
> We now return you to your regular programming.
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Well, I have this thing about unauthorized scanning of my data.
For all I know, the bloody thing might discover my
grillsgrillsgrills.com grill porn stash.  ;)
Or have some compromise, scan my network shares for PII and I have my
identity stolen, thereby improving my credit score.