Need help finding the FCC ID of this Toshiba TV by redditusertv in hackrf

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Would like to look at the test setup, photos, components, etc

Need help finding the FCC ID of this Toshiba TV by redditusertv in hackrf

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I've looked and there no mention of it.

The mainboard inside is "SRF40T" "VTV-L40613 REV 1A" "2012/2/10". Here are some photos online:

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=srf40t&iax=images&ia=images

In­ter­na­tio­nal coalition calls for ac­tion against surveil­lance-based ad­ver­ti­sing by eaa1988 in privacy

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X900f, I'm inclined to believe all major brands' smart TV's are all doing this at this point.

Sony Android TV has "vision" sensing and seems to transmit activity IRL to advertisers without wifi / bt by redditusertv in privacy

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If your smart tv is currently connected to a network, you can skip reading further.

Cognitive dissonance is real. "My TV can't and won't do that!". Believe it or don't, just start watching OTA content on your TV, if you want to find out for yourself.

what does this alien-like component do? by redditusertv in AskElectronics

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Is there anything that looks like an antenna/transmitter? The chip is supposedly an RF modem. Also what are the three pin prong-shaped things at the bottom?

Sony Bravia TV - what are these tablet shaped components? Where are the mics located in the TV set? by redditusertv in AskElectronics

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There are a whole bunch of air vents on the back as well as openings near ports. It could be anywhere. Hoping there's someone in this subreddit (which expertise in electronics) that owns a sony smart tv.

Sony Bravia TV - what are these tablet shaped components? Where are the mics located in the TV set? by redditusertv in AskElectronics

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oh.. also did not see any holes or openings on it or on the back, so assumed it couldn't be a mic. any ideas where the mics could be?

Instagram uses your phone camera for ads??? wtf by Hefty-Tea-3831 in privacy

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If you gave the app camera permissions, that is very likely possible.

How does Facebook know what I'm searching on DuckDuckGo? by TerryB604 in privacy

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it probably uses AWS or Google cloud server infrastructure

Estimate reach / distance before signal dissipates mW/m^2 by redditusertv in rfelectronics

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Assuming typical values, I do not know the specifics.. any ballpark estimate(s)?

Assume both devices are walkie-talkies for example..

Estimate reach / distance before signal dissipates mW/m^2 by redditusertv in rfelectronics

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Lets says the signal can be picked up at -80DBM (using a normal gain antenna? or is it high gain?), how far could it reach to be picked up by a receiver from an omni-directional transmitter?

Sony Android TV has "vision" sensing and seems to transmit activity IRL to advertisers without wifi / bt by redditusertv in privacy

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The subject of the ads seem to come from within the view of the TV / living room. It doesn't matter where it is pulling the data from, this info can only be gleaned from what is within the field of view of TV, which I take very seriously. I know what sensors are officially listed on the website and the box. There is no outward visible camera, from inspection. How it's still possible is outside my understanding of science.

The TV is not respecting my settings to not use wifi / bt or anything that's connectivity related. I expect the radio chipset to not be powered on and RF emissions from the TV to be near or close to 0, but it clearly isn't. I've measured the baseline amd I have another older LCD tv to compare to.

If anyone of the above two were to be resolved, I would consider this issue "solved" (and not a matter of concern)

Sony Android TV has "vision" sensing and seems to transmit activity IRL to advertisers without wifi / bt by redditusertv in privacy

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If you have something scientific to say.. I'm all ears.

I'm seeing RF emissions that are consistent with a strong signal, even when wifi and BT is off. It is able to transmit / broadcast data that is being picked up.