Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

On 20/11/13 14:23, Karl Auer wrote: > On Tue, 2013-11-19 at 19:47 -0800, Rick Welykochy wrote: >> Easy solution: disable networking on the TV. > Better solution - block all outbound connectivity, make exceptions for > devices that need it. > Easier said than done. The average Joe that walks into

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

On Tue, 2013-11-19 at 19:47 -0800, Rick Welykochy wrote: > Easy solution: disable networking on the TV. Better solution - block all outbound connectivity, make exceptions for devices that need it. > Also, probably best to disable DHCP on your router and/or wireless > unit. This stops these damn t

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

On 20/11/2013 14:14, Karl Auer wrote: > On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 13:31 +1000, Andy Farkas wrote: >> >> > > This is why you need *outbound* filters as well as well as inbound > ones. > Your home router should no

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

Andy Farkas wrote: > On 11/20/13 13:47, Rick Welykochy wrote: >> >> Easy solution: disable networking on the TV. > > Then you lose Internet TV channels (eg iView). Is this not the point of a > smart TV? Yes. And I was just going to point out what Jim Birch did next. Treat your TV as dumb, do not

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 13:31 +1000, Andy Farkas wrote: > > This is why you need *outbound* filters as well as well as inbound ones. Your home router should not allow connections to the outside world that you d

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

You are actually better off getting a dumb tv and add a media box pc that you manage yourself and run anything you like. Apart from the minor issue of them spying on you, smart tvs suffer the usual problems of embedded hardware, not expandable, not enough memory, no disk, nonstandard, one size fit

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

On 11/20/13 13:47, Rick Welykochy wrote: > > Easy solution: disable networking on the TV. Then you lose Internet TV channels (eg iView). Is this not the point of a smart TV? > > Static IPs are the safest way to go. > Even if you give it a static IP it will start sending info back to LG, so I'm

Re: [LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

Andy Farkas wrote: > No wonder I don't own a smart TV yet: > > > > > "At this point, I decided to do some traffic analysis to see what > was being sent. It turns out that viewing information appears to > be

[LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

No wonder I don't own a smart TV yet: "At this point, I decided to do some traffic analysis to see what was being sent. It turns out that viewing information appears to be being sent regardless of whether

Re: [LINK] Copyright and the Public Record

On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 12:00 +1100, Alex (Maxious) Sadleir wrote: > The Crown Solicitor's advice states documents can only be "viewed" at > council premises, not copied, and that they cannot be published on > council websites. Which is a great stupidity - one among many. People putting in a DA sho

Re: [LINK] Copyright and the Public Record

At 12:00 PM 20/11/2013, Alex (Maxious) Sadleir wrote: >prevents councils from copying, publishing or >distributing copyrighted plans or consultants' reports without >permission from the author. Thanks, Alex. Note the above: permission. I guess there is a possibility of asking submitters in these

Re: [LINK] Copyright and the Public Record

> If it were true that copyright would be violated, none of the Commonwealth or > State websites would exist. "While the public is entitled to access development applications and related documents under state freedom of information laws and the Planning Act, the Crown Solicitor has advised that t

Re: [LINK] Copyright and the Public Record

Just a guess, but I'll bet someone just made that up to brush you off. If it were true that copyright would be violated, none of the Commonwealth or State websites would exist. You might contact your state Local Government office or state Planning Department for clarification and issue a complai

[LINK] Copyright and the Public Record

A small incident that Linkers might find interesting. A while back, the local council exhibited a development proposal that has attracted a deal of opposition. When the exhibition period ended, I found that I could no longer access files associated with the development application. I asked how

Re: [LINK] Fwd: [PRIVACY] [apfma] Hosting what the Govt won’t : Delimiter establishes AGD FoI mirror

On 19/11/2013 11:22 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote: > This one looks relevant to Linkers as well. > Jan > >> Hosting what the Govt won’t: Delimiter establishes AGD FoI mirror >> Author: Renai LeMay >> Published: November 19, 2013 >> Source: >> http://delimiter.com.au/2013/11/19/hosting-govt-wont-delimiter-

[LINK] Age of Google Satellite Images

[Has anyone ever done a systematic check of image-dates on Google satellite images?] Shooting victim image to be removed from Google Maps Nov 20, 2013 6:29 AM (1 hour ago) itNews http://www.itnews.com.au/News/364817,shooting-victim-image-to-be-removed-from-google-maps.aspx First accelerated repl

[LINK] Bitcoin bullish

So, is bitcoin a currency, a commodity, a security, or perhaps, as the American Bankers Association claims, a service businesses like Western Union. Whatever, definitions will determine its regulatory environment. But bitcoin continues to increase in value exponentially, having gained 50 percent

[LINK] Fwd: [PRIVACY] [apfma] Hosting what the Govt won’t : Delimiter establishes AGD FoI mirror

This one looks relevant to Linkers as well. Jan >Hosting what the Govt won’t: Delimiter establishes AGD FoI mirror >Author: Renai LeMay >Published: November 19, 2013 >Source: >http://delimiter.com.au/2013/11/19/hosting-govt-wont-delimiter-establishes-agd-foi-mirror/ > > >Technology media outlet D