Are there any TV models that are proven/documented to do this? I hear this claim all the time but I can't find a single demo of it happening. A previous HN thread [0] couldn't come up with any examples either.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25275350

There is ONE comment by ONE random dude on the Samsung forums. That's it.

The standards for evidence that tech people will accept continue to amaze me. (https://kiwiziti.com/~matt/timberlake/)

Amazon Sidewalk shares signals in a blatant misuse of my WiFi password.

Samsung TVs do show an interface called 'p2p0' along 'eth0' - I think this is visible in the Netflix diagnostic screen. Dunno really what it means or does.

A device automatically connecting to unprotected wifi is a major security issue waiting to happen.

When has that issue stopped any of these companies?

It has; we have no proof of any TV doing that. Unless we see proof, it doesn’t happen.

Not sure if you're serious or if this is sarcasm.

I'm serious. No TV has been proven to automatically connect to open Wi-Fi. Not one.