Vent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up1378arrow-down112cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldcybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up1366arrow-down1external-linkThousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalledarstechnica.comVent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square96linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldcybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemdro.id
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoBut why? It doesn’t need that for anything. Just plug an old computer in via HDMI and bookmark movie-web.app or download/stream stuff from anywhere. Much better quality, interface, and no jank.
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoJust depends on what you need it for, and what youre trying to plug into it. For example, some people dont have spare computers to turn into a mini server, but do have $60 and the time to fiddle with a raspberry pi.
But why? It doesn’t need that for anything. Just plug an old computer in via HDMI and bookmark movie-web.app or download/stream stuff from anywhere. Much better quality, interface, and no jank.
Just depends on what you need it for, and what youre trying to plug into it.
For example, some people dont have spare computers to turn into a mini server, but do have $60 and the time to fiddle with a raspberry pi.