I second the thanks, to both you Lari and of course the OBSD devs.
Great article.
(Presume you've seen the Gamers Nexus expose of the outrageous
stance/actions of LG,
and its spying even when you think telemetry is disabled. I'm never
buying an LG TV)
https://youtu.be/6IFVTcM28KA
On 15.09.2026 07:52, Lari Huttunen wrote:
Hi all,
I recently wrote a post about using OpenBSD to tame an LG WebOS Smart
TV
by neutralizing its background telemetry, ACR tracking, and ad
delivery.
The setup relies entirely on base tools: pf to force-redirect evasive
outbound DNS (rdr-to), local unbound for DNS sinkholing, and an
instrumented dhcpd. Beyond the privacy wins, failing fast at the
network
edge gives the TV's underpowered CPU a break from all the background
tracking overhead, making the UI noticeably snappier.
Link to the full write-up:
https://fabricati-diem.inform.social/post/deshittification-as-a-service/
Many thanks to the developers and community for building and
maintaining
such a rock-solid, well-integrated base ecosystem.
Best regards,
