Phew, thankfully we're safe buying a big brand device: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-pr...

:)

Oh, definitely nothing that goes on the network whose firmware that I'm not in control of. But that goes double for Sony.

edit: I must add - except for this cheap Android phone from the carrier. But I head it off at the router.

I bought a "mini retro TV" device from China. It's basically a cheap motherboard from an Android TV device MacGyvered into a case with its own small LCD display. It's got two old-timey toggle switches in the back: one for power and one for input select which doesn't work. I figured out what device it originally came from and put a build of Armbian for that device on it. I won't let its stock Android OS connect to the internet or my network for all the tea in—er, well...

You know that. Most people don’t.

Yes, Sony has a known history of respecting the user's security...