not if you dont connect it. of course my "smart" tv allows that, your's may not. they all will bitch and moan about turning it on when first set up but you should be able to ignore it or set it up "later"
be nice if someone sued kws for the same shit. there is no real reason they need your name, address,ph no, and ss# just to watch risque videos or play mature-rated games online
still have the scar on my knee from doing something like that as a kid. landed on a broken coke bottle that embedded a shard in my knee