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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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[–] 1 point 1 month ago* (6 children)

The logging was shown using shell commands running on a rooted OS. I don't doubt the companies can or are doing this, but it's akin to showing that installing malware exfiltrates your crypto wallet info.

Anything with a CPU, WiFi module, and microphones is capable of this.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

    Which is why we need to be wary of products that have those things in them. Which this article highlights.

    Instead we're being asked to just accept that these "features" are going to be hard baked into literally everything we own whether we like it or not.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    Right. When the fuck did a TV start needing a microphone?

    I'm old enough that I remember our first remote control TV. The remote was on a cable. It's incredible and wonderful to me how far and how fast tech has come - but some stuff is just going too far. You don't need to talk to your TV. Same with smart fridges - WTF? I dunno, maybe I'm just showing my age. But this unnecessary complexity adds insecurity and more stuff to go wrong.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Maybe, because back then, tech was developed to serve the customers, but now serves corps interests and is used to spy and screwup the customers.

    "How can I solve this or that problem" to "how can I extract money out of people".

    Money ruins everything.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    But the video showed him connecting a pc to the TV to do the hacking. So it means a physical connection is required to run the shell command. Soo It means I can't get hacked right ?

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