Your LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off
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LG smart TVs have been found to scan the local network to identify smartphones and peripherals. It was also confirmed that the TVs could record microphone audio even when the screen was off, and that the data was uploaded after reconnecting to the internet. Read more...
A warning published by Decrypt reopens an uncomfortable question for LG smart TV users: Can a computer that looks off keep any listening function active? Available information does not show that all models record conversations or that their microphones remain active under any circumstances, but does raise doubts about voice commands, waiting modes and privacy control within the home.
Your LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off
A Gamers Nexus investigation found LG sets scanning every device on a home network and capturing microphone audio with the screen off, four months after LG promised Texas regulators it had cleaned up its tracking.
What if the TV in your living room could see a lot more than it shows? Research by GamerNexus reports that some LG smart TVs are trying to map devices to your local network. If your TV is compromised, it could become an access point for the rest of your network. It’s not […]
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