I’ve been looking for a box to replace my Chromecast for a while now but was hesitant for precisely this reason. At some point I even looked at the MECOOL boxes. Good my paranoia prevailed. Still looking for an TV box though. Any suggestions?

com.oemservice

com.android.carrierconfig is that you?

google doesnt like others cutting in thier own business.

Google certified the boxes, the manufacturer installed a backdoor, and 1.3 million customers got an involuntary side hustle as residential proxies. Now the botnet is disconnected, but the malware remains and Play Protect is still disabled. Apparently »certified« just means the box passed inspection before it started spying.

my android TV device isn’t google certified and I run a VPN with an adblocking DNS on it. I stream HD video with it whenever I have it on, what should I be looking for if I have a bad one?