[GTALUG] Question [about network security and privacy]

[Kevin Cozens]

On 2017-06-14 06:49 AM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
> don't want the stupid thing to be transmitting. According to the 'idiots'
> selling the thing it will only transmit AFTER its been logged onto the
> companies 'cloud' (like I'm going to pay for insecurity!!). There seems
> to be no understanding that 1. I don't want their access to my data
[snip]
> Somehow the sellers (and manufacturer) are missing the point that if the 
> machine can send cell phone signals it can also receive them - - - and I
> won't allow that if I can help it.
[snip]
> How could I disable this 'feature'?

One option is to attempt to root the device (if it is the type to have a 
root mode) and see if you can disable it. The other option is to see if you 
can install some kind of firewall software to at least limit it will listen 
to and/or send to.

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Cheers!

Kevin.

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