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Beware that a lot of cheap Android TV boxes come pre-loaded with heaps of malware. You don't want them in your network. Linus Tech Tips has a video about it: link to this video
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STOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!
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Linus Tech Tips explains how cheap Android TV boxes sold on Amazon often ship with preinstalled malware.
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On “Why is ‘juice jacking’ suddenly back in the news?”
The problem with buying stuff off Amazon is, we don’t know if the stuff itself is compromised12. I wish some well-known manufacturer would offer something like this. 1 link 2 link to this video (Youtube)
rektideon Hacker News • Mentions
On “The situation with malware on Android TV ROMs is ridiculous”
This has been well covered by Linus Tech Tips very recently. link to this video There's a great submission a couple hours ago on why LTT has been so effective covering it. link LTT cites some other major sources that were already publishing the absurd shit packaged on the various boxes. LTT didn't go super deep, but they did go pretty wide, & looked at a bunch of boxes, & were like, yup, all horrible, just absolutely deplorable garbage! So sad that arm is such a lowly immature ecosystem. If these were more like the computers we know love & take for granted we'd just do a fresh install of a regular OS like Debian & these would be potentially useful interesting boxes. Instead they're just garbage forev…
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On “Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled”
Because unlike cybercriminals operating out of their home who can't consider a lawsuit because it'd only serve to surface their presence to law enforcement, companies can and do sue others on libel and similar grounds, even when there is no merit to the lawsuit. LTT did a video1 on the same topic showing a few Chinese smart TV boxes with malware. There is no reason to believe the report is illegitimate. 1 link to this video
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On “Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled”
Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel also did a review and found many cheap Android TV boxes were infested with malware. link to this video It was perfect timing since I am trying to find some simple solution to my old Roku I use to bypass my "smart" TV. But Roku is probably just as invasive privacy-wise.