Windows 10/11 detects the EDID of the monitor and installs a driver via Windows Update that is bundled with ads and spyware. No internet on the TV required.

I had a very rare Skype call with the big boss a few years ago and within the first four seconds my cat vomited loudly behind me. “Hello K… Bwaaargachachach-ak-acc-squeltch.”

I haven’t telephoned with them since.

Turning off ipv6 is always the answer.