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[Gamers Nexus] DO NOT BUY: LG’s Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns (i.ytimg.com)

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[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But how does my "dumb TV" have windows update?

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When plugged in, maybe windows recognizes the monitor is LG and it's an auto download? That was how it seemed outlined in the video.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That’s precisely what it does.

Monitors can transmit their IDs over HDMI/DP, so then Windows update checks against its database and sees there’s a driver for this device.

To reiterate, it doesn’t actually do anything to the monitor though. Just your Windows install. I think the driver is ostensibly there to install a generic color calibration profile, but as you can see that’s just a pretense.