Roku privacy policy - any way to block collection of info on network?

The new Roku privacy policy Roku includes this phrase:

and information about other devices connected to the same network

This may be legal, and we may no no choice about it (until strong privacy laws are passed), but it is still alarming. Is there any way to block a Roku device from scanning the rest of a home LAN?

Hey, I'm new to the Roku family and I just recently got one with voice command. Not that I use it. My question is in regards to OP question.......but would it make a difference what frequency/band that the device is on.....ie 2.4 ghz vs 5 ghz?

Just from my PC experience, I wouldn't think so either but thought it prudent to ask. Thanks.

FYI....since ditching cable TV and move to arial and now a Roku.....TV has never been better.

So I just checked my Netgear router manual, and created a Guest Network just for the Roku device.

I think some are a bit too paranoid to the point of paralysis. Honestly, there isn't an electronic device today connected to the net that in some fashion that won't send some type of data.

If we're that worried about data mining, then I don't think anyone should connect to the net. Data mining is here to stay. And whether we as a society want to admit it or not, we sold our privacy long ago in the name of convenience via Internet, Social Media, Smartphones, PC's, Connected Devices, and even the software we use.

It's not to say we shouldn't worry about privacy but the world we live in today, that privacy is gone... replaced by the Information age of internet and connected devices.

That said, it also helps to understand not all things are actually "spying on you" but are simply collecting data to improve services and reliability. And yes, even to provide individual customized service.

My two cents.

sygnus21 said:

I think some are a bit too paranoid to the point of paralysis. Honestly, there isn't an electronic device today connected to the net that in some fashion that won't send some type of data.

If we're that worried about data mining, then I don't think anyone should connect to the net. Data mining is here to stay. And whether we as a society want to admit it or not, we sold our privacy long ago in the name of convenience via Internet, Social Media, Smartphones, PC's, Connected Devices, and even the software we use.

It's not to say we shouldn't worry about privacy but the world we live in today, that privacy is gone... replaced by the Information age of internet and connected devices.

That said, it also helps to understand not all things are actually "spying on you" but are simply collecting data to improve services and reliability. And yes, even to provide individual customized service.

My two cents.

Well said.