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LG Smart TVs Caught Scanning Networks and Logging Audio in Standby (cybersecuritynews.com)

submitted 3 hours ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@piefed.social

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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 5 points 34 minutes ago

Note: most LG ad and telemetry domains are not blocked by the default Pi-hole blocklist!

You can add smart TV blocklists easily enough

I use Perflyst SmartTV List: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/master/SmartTV.txt

[–] a_good_hunter@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This is why we cannot have nice things

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 4 points 40 minutes ago

This is why we prefer non-"smart" things

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Great. Now do any android or apple phone for the past 10+ years.

[–] DeLancre@piefed.social 3 points 15 minutes ago

Situation with TVs way worse. Most non-chinese phones do not spy on you 24/7. Yes, some (if not all) major apps logs everything you do, but it not nearly close to what GN discovered with LG TVs: they literally record your screen and logs everything you say.

Also, on android you often have options to opt out or change software and sometimes even switch to different OS. Best option that I found for my LG C2 — is to just turn internet off.