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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices (www.notebookcheck.net)
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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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[–] 35 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

As people say in these threads everytime, just don't give your tv Internet access.

Seems smart to avoid LG as well.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    It's still listening and recording. The recent Gamers Nexus video shows that the just store everything locally until they find a way to send it. They're always scanning the radio for other access points too.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    My Visio TV developed a thing where the OSD menus freeze up and the controls unresponsive frequently - it's not connected to WiFi. Its my opinion that some internal drive is filled up with my watch data that a factory reset cannot fix, and I suspect the lack of disk space is why it's freezing. I can't* prove this, but I suspect it to be.

    *I might possibly have the skills to, but my time is devoted to other tasks, and I don't want to deprive my household of the living room TV just because I want to tear it apart.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    High risk low reward. the eFlash would almost certainly be wiped in a reset. If you did get to it, it's not removable. If you unsoldered it, the new one could need a base load on it for it to work. You could probably buy a used board from another TV, but it could well already have issues. Getting the screen off and back on in one piece isn't trivial.

    A friend of mine recapped his 75" Took most of a day, it did fix the tv, but he complained that it was definitely not worth it.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Yeah, it's a fair point. It's also because newer TVs are generally less repairable as well, but I didn't get the message across very well.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I do tv repair. They are dead east to repair. Its basically a large laptop. You have a system board, power board, and depending the brand a few other smaller boards that are easy to swap. Getting the parts is not incredibly difficult, but it depend how new, how old, Eric. EBay is key. But, like any tv, of its the screen, it's trash. Typically costs more to replace that then buy new.

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