my android TV device isn’t google certified and I run a VPN with an adblocking DNS on it. I stream HD video with it whenever I have it on, what should I be looking for if I have a bad one?
I see where you are coming from, and I agree that amazon shits on privacy. But this is another level compared to “only” spying on your users. From the article:
After devices appeared online, a stub application called x.cpe or com.oemservice would phone home. This package did not have any malicious capabilities of its own, but it had the system-level permissions necessary to install malware modules at the operator’s behest. It also disabled Play Protect, which would have otherwise flagged the silently installed packages as malicious.
my android TV device isn’t google certified and I run a VPN with an adblocking DNS on it. I stream HD video with it whenever I have it on, what should I be looking for if I have a bad one?
arstechnica linked to this location to identify if you have a model/package that is infected. It’s a looooong list.
If I get this right, fireTV sticks are not in there?
No, amazon monopolizes the privacy invasion for their devices.
I see where you are coming from, and I agree that amazon shits on privacy. But this is another level compared to “only” spying on your users. From the article:
Oh I completely agree. Also I don’t doubt those other boxes were also invading peoples privacy.
Nah. Mine’s not on there