GamersNexus Investigation Says LG Smart TVs Are Harvesting More Data than Users Signed up For
The investigation found the TVs also collect Wi-Fi network data, raising questions about how much information consumers unknowingly share.
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Your smart TV may be watching you back: NEW report reveals troubling details
If you own an LG smart TV, there’s something you need to know: It could be spying on you — even when it is turned off.According to a recent investigation by Gamers Nexus, LG smart TVs can allegedly continue communicating with external servers even when powered down.“If you have an Apple TV set-top box, that’s not enough to protect your privacy if you have an LG TV,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says on “Pat Gray Unleashed.”“You must unplug the ethernet…
LG TVs have come under fire for collecting user information. But according to security expert Leif Jensen, the challenge is much bigger than just one TV brand.
LG TVs Snoop Your Local Network, Listen To You When ‘Off’
LG hasn’t been making many friends lately. It annoyed some LG “smart” TV users recently when it tried to force them to use Microsoft’s Copilot AI system. It’s also been force-installing surveillance bloatware on many LG user’s monitors as it ramps up data surveillance and monetization. Now LG is in hot water again, after YouTube […]
LG has found itself at the center of a privacy scandal after YouTube channel Gamers Nexus published an extensive report last week on the data collection of the Korean giant's smart TVs. The channel's reports claim that LG's TVs track users far more extensively than consumers realize - and some of the data collection appears to be in a very gray area, even from a legal perspective. LG has released an official response to the allegations, and the …
LG treats false news the charges of mass collection of user data against connected TV sets of the brand The recent controversy surrounding LG Electronics follows a major technical investigation published by the technological media Gamers Nexus, in collaboration with Level1Techs and cybersecurity researchers. This investigation accuses the brand's connected TV sets of collecting massive data without the knowledge of users. Faced with the outcry, …
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