Maybe 10 years ago. Very few homes have an open network today, ISPs all ship their routers with random passwords and/or force the customer to create a WiFi password during setup.
reply> If your TV finds an open network (neigbours?) it will use that one
replyI looked into this last year while researching TVs and couldn’t find anything to substantiate it.
> Airgapped is harder than you might think
replyProbably. The LG TV I have doesn't have cellular, but does have a removeable Wifi/Bluetooth module [1]. You have to disconnect a ribbon, unscrew the module and then pop it out.
[1] https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3140596/Lg-Oled83g3-Series...
Sometimes those "modules" are just the antenna, and the Wifi is quite capable of connecting with no antenna at all.
replyMake it a tinfoil hat :-)
replyWhen was the last time you saw a completely open residential wifi access point in the wild?
replyThis seems a little like worrying about getting Dodo poisoning.
> When was the last time you saw a completely open residential wifi access point in the wild?
replyI have family who get frustrated with their home Wi-fi and about every other year conclude the solution is to unsecure the connection.
I'm not sure Comcast would even let me do that today, though I haven't tried. I gave up running my own home router and WiFi a few years ago, they just made it too much of a PITA.
replyAah yes, the ol' "Emergency Wi-Fi Connection" Nintendo uses to make really scary anti-piracy screens where they dial 911 and call the cops on you playing a pirated version of New Super Mario Bros U.
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