I've said before that the upcoming bans were more aspirational than effective, placed far enough in the future that when things didn't go as rosy as predicted (which itself should be predictable), that they'd modify them.
Examples include:
1. Expanding the qualifying vehicles, like including HEVs in the same category as EVs
2. Pushing deadlines back
3. Lowering percentages.

>"Why is your TV spying on you somehow worse than your Roku, AppleTV, or whatever spying on you?"

Because this spying in the article is done on ANYTHING displayed from ANY device on the TV. That is MUCH worse than the spying performed by any one device, where you can control it better or just replace it. And those devices can only spy on things you do on THOSE devices, not others. I don't know about other people, but my "TV" is connected to a TiVo, a Roku, a Wii-U, a bluray player, my Linux computer, and potentially other devices).

So yeah, this stuff is much, much worse in the TV. So like I tell everyone- never connect your TV to the network, period. Just use it as a display, like a TV really should be in the first place- a monitor (and sometimes speakers; I use a "real" AV system that has real speakers located all over for real/full/rich surround sound).

>"I still bitterly cling to my hot-lamp projector, it is as dumb as a fencepost and doesn't sell me out"

Not necessary. Any TV can be just a monitor. At least for now. Simply do not connect it to the network. Done. Connect whatever devices you want/control to the HDMI port(s). Don't want a "streamer", don't connect it. Connected a streamer and they go bad or anti-consumer, throw it away and get a different box.

The moment the manufacturers try to REQUIRE internet access to use it as a monitor is the day that consumers should punish those manufactures. Don't buy. If you did buy, return it (which costs them a lot). If beyond return window and they didn't clearly disclose such a requirement, sue them.

We need to set the expectation NOW that there is a line that cannot be crossed, and that is: No matter what crap they add to TV's, we can still connect our TV's like a monitors and use them with whatever only-local devices we want and they will operate without internet, forever.

>"This and many other highly negative consequences Germany experiencing due to high energy costs."

And the flood of Chinese vehicles being allowed into Europe and elsewhere (still not the USA, though).

>"This whole story is about CCTV, therefore NVR or cloud keys as these are where CCTV is hosted. Having to use a different device in addition to the NVR defeats the point"

At home, my Unifi gateway *is* the NVR (2TB in M.2 slot). At work it is a larger model with two HDD (40TB), although it is a gateway, we are using it only running Protect and Access (plus NVR). Lots of them are like that (several models).

Not that what you are saying isn't important or valuable. I don't have anything running IPV6, so I can't address the specific points you are making. I was just saying they updated IPV6 in the gateways a LOT over the last year.

Early-career means old enough to be able to spot issues with work ethics while young enough to be naive and malleable. Two year stints to be able to weed out those who made it through the first pass. Eventually, a solid group of people who will work on any project, no matter how odious to Liberty, Freedom, and Democracy, to complete the full takeover of the USA.

What "they" don't realize is that by taking control this way, they lose everything they wanted to get. There will be no creativity, nor even the ability to create. Only solve immediate issues. It is a straight path to hell on Earth.

>"Back to the issue here - there is nothing to stop a young person to be able to learn technology. I did the greatest part of my computer tech learning before eever using UseNet. Seems like nice graduated process. Learn about the basics on a standalone computer"

BINGO. +100

Non-smartphone for basic communication/text and done. And if the parent wants to go further, THEN dive into an internet connection with lockdown whitelist for older kids and gradually work them up to the insane world.

We already fixed overpopulation. Birthrate is at 1.7 and falling, 2.1 is replacement.

Turns out "1st world lifestyle" is plenty effective birth control. As the world becomes more prosperous, birthrates fall.

He is just a symptom, and a recent one at that. Him dying will not solve anything as the infrastructure which brought him to us is still there and waiting to foist someone else upon us. This isn't about him, he is a just a useless fool who is easy to manipulate.

>"A few parents might be able to manage severe restrictions but at great cost to their relationship with their children given that their peers will not be so restricted."

Like I said, it has to become a new social norm. Then there won't be that type of pressure.

>"You cannot configure IPv6 on the "cloud key" device or on the dedicated CCTV appliances, it just picks up an address from SLAAC/DHCPv6 but doesn't display it anywhere in the UI.
There is no DDNS support within the cloud key device"

A "cloud key" or "nvr" is not a gateway. I was talking about gateways.

>"Who maintains the whitelist?"

The parents/agents.

>"What if a site you think should be on the whitelist is not? Should CNN be on it? What about MSNBC? Fox? "

It doesn't have to be perfect to be effective. But having a news site on the whitelist for children would be incredibly stupid.

>"Making your kid unemployable."

Nonsense. What does using the Internet have to do with being employable?

>"Make a parent unemployable unless there are technical options not requiring constant supervision."

There are, it is called a locked-down whitelist. Or not having the devices.

>"And how is that to be policed?"

Like anything else that is restricted for children by parents and their agents. It won't be perfect, but adequate.