I know Chromecast needs an internet connection during setup. Once is it setup though, does it ever access Google servers?
If so, why?
I’ve tried researching it, but can’t seem to find an explanation for it.
What happens when you cast a video from your phone to a tv?
Let’s say one tv has a Google TV chromecast and the other tv has a Nvidia Shield.
On the first TV, does Google has access to any information or the casting being made is local?
What about Nvdia Shield, would it use Google servers in any ways since it’s based on Android TV? What would be sent to Nvidia and what would be sent to Google?
Lastly, what about the app being used to cast the media? What does it see? Let’s say Youtube for simplification.
Any help would be appreciated understanding this topic.
Casting is mostly a lie. It just instructs your TV to fetch something. If you have adguard home or a pihole you can see the traffic of your TV. It’s not going through your phone.
If you cast it is very possible that Google has access to that information as many services will be proxied.
You might want to have a read on how Ente solved this: Introducing Ente Cast.
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I just read on Ente Cast.
Would you say Ente is the exception and not the norm in how it handles casting with E2EE?
In other words, I doubt that any other app went through the same steps as Ente in order to make sure there were no snooping being made by Google.
If so, aside from Ente, how would you be able to cast anything without Google snooping?
I would.
This is unrealistic.
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Thank you! I’ll avoid casting then!