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My dog tore up the remote so we were forced to use the roku app to control the tv.

They’re showing ads on the remote app. It feels like we can never escape this dystopian hellacape.

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[–] [email protected] 125 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean... you bought a Roku.

Of all the streaming devices you can purchase, I'd argue Roku is the most privacy invasive: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/roku-streaming-sticks/

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Yes I am aware. I mainly use the Jellyfin app on it. I have a PiHole but I unfortunately can’t change the DHCP/DNS settings on my router (i have no admin access to it) so i have to rely change the DNS for every client on my home. But unfortunately Roku does not allow for changing their DNS server.

I have heard about putting my roku on another submet but i don’t know how to do this. Any thoughts 🤔

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I mainly use the Jellyfin app on it.

Hope it's working well for ya'!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes! I noticed the video player UI changed, it looks pretty clean. Are you a Jellyfin developer? If so, I love you.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you a Jellyfin developer?

I am. Funny enough, I'm the one who made the new video player OSD 🤘

If so, I love you.

Oh. Well, this is awkward. I think of you more as a friend...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's platonic, you never hugged a coworker before?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

😆 No, but I've had one put me in a bear hug before.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The recent updates are working really well! Congratulations on the rewrite!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's like you picked my favorite features and put them in by default. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I have heard about putting my roku on another submet but i don’t know how to do this. Any thoughts 🤔

I believe that would rely on the modem settings... If you buy a router (eero, Google WiFi, etc.) and connect it to the Ethernet port, you could create a separate network and your modem would see your router as a single device. I have T-Mobile Internet but don't trust them with my data, so in conjunction with the above, I have all my network traffic pointed towards AdGuard DNS (Personal Plan)(they have a free version that works well, but you can't customize it).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Mullvad's DNS has been pretty decent, and they're free

https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Changing DNS isn't the same thing as a VPN. Your traffic isn't "tunneled" over DNS, it just changes which server your devices use to look up IP addresses. Your ISP can still see quite a lot, particularly if you're using plain DNS rather than DNS over HTTPS or DNS over TLS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Changing DNS isn’t the same thing as a VPN.

Thank you for explaining this to those who don't know.

Perhaps I should have used the word(s) point to instead of traffic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Buy another router to stick in between your ISP device and the rest of your network. You won't notice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Can't you just replace the ISP router?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Depends on the ISP. Many don’t allow you to use one they didn’t provide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe, if it's a fiber router it handles some authentication maybe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And, if you do, either put the ISP router in bridge mode OR give your router a static IP then put that IP in the ISP router’s DMZ.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't have a password for the ISP router

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

If you're running home assistant as well you can use that to create a remote card pretty easily, that's what I'm doing with my Nvidia shield.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know it was quite this bad. App uninstalled, and TV blocked from WiFi. I have connected devices I typically stream from, but that data collection is crazy. Next TV I'm going to rip the WiFi antennas out of it if I have to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No worries.

It’s a shame because if you look at the history of Roku, it was founded with technology and ease of access in mind. Unfortunately, like many things, advertising and invading a users privacy is the “best” route for these companies to become profitable.

Google is a perfect example of this, especially after Eric Schmidt and the introduction of Google accounts.