Hello,
I have in my LAN a TV box from my ISP running on Android, for which an update to Android TV 12 is planned.
From what I’ve understood, this is a major change for my TV box, since it’ll be soon an actual Android TV system, contrary to a more custom and limited Android.
The confirming fact is having, after the planned update, to accept the whole Google terms just after the post-update reboot in order to be allowed to watch TV… This has never been the case until now (several years with that box).
Despite the lack of cooperation from my ISP, I’m trying to know what are the implications of having such a device in the vicinity of my computers and other devices, that is, in my current setup, on the same LAN, and how much it is worse than the current system.
Should I assume that Google will get too much information? I’m thinking of things like SSID name (even though the TV box is on a wired connection), and MAC addresses of all my devices.
I know it’ll be possible to install for instance the Proton VPN app through Google Play Store – to be clear, GPS is not available with the current OS. However, I’m guessing that regardless of which apps I could install (VPN, DNS filter …), the Android TV box will continue to be able to snoop as much as without any apps of this type.
Obviously, my main concerns are not about GOS phones, but about the computers, mostly.
I’d like first to know what the implications are with the current setup, although I’m open to any suggestions regarding third-party boxes or firewall/router solutions.
Thanks.