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Samsung TV Spyware Removed: Codex Debloat [67195]

 
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2026 12:20 pm    Post subject: Samsung TV Spyware Removed: Codex Debloat [67195] Reply with quote
Jake Stevens used OpenAI’s Codex to strip tracking and bloat from his Samsung Tizen TV after Claude refused to help with rooting. He disabled Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) that samples the screen roughly every half-second to fingerprint what is playing, including HDMI inputs from game consoles, plus Bixby wake-word detec...

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2026 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is the reason I have not bought a new TV yet.
It'd be nice to have a simple tool that does this for any TV.
I want a TV in my room, not a peephole.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2026 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not surprised, Samsung puts tons of bloatware into their phones too.

Guessing the phone companies will complain to the AI companies and make them all refuse to do this sooner or later.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2026 2:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Imagine telling people down the pub, “my TV is three times faster when I turn it on” Ambulance arrives with a straight jacket Laughing
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