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[Gamers Nexus] - LG Says We're Fake News (i.ytimg.com)
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TL;DW:

  • LG fails to do damage control and continues to act in bad faith.

If you own a LG tv you should really get rid of it as it's a security and privacy nightmare device in your home.

[Gamers Nexus] - LG Says We're Fake News
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[–] 16 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Most people who are aware of the issue and also care about it would probably rather figure out setting up a pihole than replacing an otherwise okay TV. Like me.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    I believe the OG gamer nexus article did say that a pie hole isn’t quite enough as LG can hide the data within legit data and nothing short of a firewall would suffice and the best solution is to never connect it to the internet not even for updates.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    This is the answer. My Samsung “smart tv” doesn’t know WiFi exists. A separate box for all the smart apps, that too blocked from accessing most tracking networks using NextDNS.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    It doesn't need to be your wifi. Neighbor turning on hotspot without password on their phone is enough to send the recorded data.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Damn. Didn’t think of that.

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