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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking

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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking

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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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Anyone who owns an LG smart TV must inform all guests and family members that they are being monitored – this is required by LG’s current terms of use. Meanwhile, LG monitors install potential malware and surveillance software on a connected Windows computer.
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    Bought a LG TV and a Monitor three years ago. Last time I will do that. Really happy about my decision not to let the TV have access to the internet.

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      Good luck finding a brand NOT doing it by the time you’re ready for a new one.

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        A lot of bad ones out there, but some are worse than others. For example, I’m not going to consider a Samsung TV because of how many times they’ve done something sketchy

        LG is also falling down the list with this incident

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      Yeah fist time I saw an ad on my smart monitor I reset it and never connected it to my wifi again

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      Yep, mine has never reached the internet, it is connected but is blocked at the firewall so I can still hook home assistant up to it.

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          I was responding to his TV mention.

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