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sxates 19 hours ago

That exists, it's called a pi-hole, and it's very popular. It will block the 'tv spy' apps.

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DougN7 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I thought of pi-hole but I’m not sure it is dead simple. I’m thinking a box that your incoming internet connections connects to and an outgoing connection to your wifi router.

The market probably isn’t big enough yet, but I’ll bet it grows. I mean _Texas_ is bringing it up!

	▲	globular-toast 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Encryption works against you when the attacker is inside your network. The solution is to keep them out.

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jimt1234 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I tried using a Pi-hole for this exact reason: prevent bullcrap TV ads. My Roku TV wouldn't stopped working. I had to whitelist so many roku-related domains that it basically became pointless.

	▲	travem 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I had the same issue, decided to remove Roku instead… I used to have a Roku TV, plus a a few of the standalone Roku Ultras for my other (non-Roku) TVs. I got a full page advert when I started up the TV one day and started the process of replacing them all (I think it is when Roku were experimenting with that). Over about a year I replaced them with Apple TVs* and the user experience is far better, plus the amount of tracking domains reported by Pi-hole dropped precipitously! The TVs don't have internet access at all, they are just driven via the HDMI port now. * I replaced the Ultras first, and when the Roku TV eventually started acting laggy on the apps I replaced the Roku TV as well.