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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    18 hours ago

    we’re looking for a dumb TV

    Increasingly hard to find, monitors are going the same way as well as projectors.
    Soon enough you’ll need soldering skills.

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      17 hours ago

      LG’s monitors were downloading malware/ad BS so you can’t trust the monitors either.

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        16 hours ago

        LG’s Windows drivers were doing that. LG deserves the blame and can’t be trusted, but ditto for Windows itself.

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        12 hours ago

        To be clear this was Windows, detecting you had an LG display device plugged in, and Windows Update opting to automatically download the latest drivers/software for that LG display.