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It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you (www.theverge.com)
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Crossposted from https://infosec.pub/post/52518361

The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do. They can record and store audio even when they seem to be off, track everything you watch, and could even be hacked remotely and turned into covert surveillance […]

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[–] 5 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

It's not just a monitor that's the point. They just stopped making "just monitors" bigger than like 40". All TVs now available to consumers are spy devices with a big screen.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

    That you don't connect to the internet. You can remove this ability. I have, iirc, like a 70". It has no network capability.

    So you know, I am a systems and network engineer. Not trying to sound pretentious and in no way am I arguing with you about how most people use their devices, I am just saying my TV isn't spying on me.

    It is just a damn monitor that nags me to connect to the internet.

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