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PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

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PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.

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Shout-out Sceptre TVs. Probably the only one you can trust anymore
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  Can you still buy them? They’ve disappeared from Amazon in the last year or so.
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    I haven’t personally looked

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