This is maybe a little paranoid but... i have a jellyfin server that i let some family members use. one of them intends to use an app for apple tv, which i think is swiftfin or something like that. i am a bit skeptical about smart-TVs and the data they phone home with, so i was wondering if there is any chance that i could be compromised due to the linux isos i host on jellyfin due to some sneaky smart-TV stuff?

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You're not just being paranoid.

By my read, Roku just changed their terms of service (this year) to allow them to report back to their partners what I watch from other services and my home Network server.

So I don't use Roku devices anymore, myself.

Kodi is the (most obvious) Raspberry Pi project that can do a decent job replacing Smart TV appliances.

That said, your smart TV, itself, is probably too lazy to include a 5G antenna to phone home. So you can probably just never give it Wifi credentials, and be fine.

If you've given it Wifi credentials, and didn't read the terms of service, I can save you some time - if you didn't buy it in the EU, it's spying on you in nearly every imaginable way.

[–] lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

So i am not concerned about the way i consume the content, but i am sharing it with family and am concerned that the way they consume it can comromise me.

I.e. smart TV or apple TV phones home with "this person watched a file called The.Matrix.H264.PirateGroup.mkv from jellyfin.myserver.com"