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Originally Posted by masraum
The main driver behind everything being wifi is convenience. Having a big switch and wiring for everywhere in the house that you might want to connect is an expensive pain in the rear.
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Just thinking aloud here, but why would the tv ever be a part of that network...or capable of it? If someone is not in front of it watching, there are other active networks to use for internet.
And that is all they need to know. My connection. My proprietary data.
The only possible scenario would be having multiple tv's playing the same program in the house, or porting video to the garage using a phone. So an entire industry changes expensive hardware just for us mechanics? I doubt it.
Don't forget that just because you didn't "log in" doesn't mean it's not transmitting everything to the nearest local device b be it cell phones, door cameras or refrigerators or roombas. Apple/Android/Amazon all have patents on that type of networking which can't be turned off or avoided. There are patents on computers being able to be activated while turned off (Intel dual chip).
Why do you think your big lithium cell phone battery dies within half a day? It's constantly packet sniffing and relaying data from other devices.