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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 3 hours ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 27 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Ugh. So blocklists were not enough. Time to isolate my telly on the router.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 50 minutes ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago) (1 children)

You could try to host your DNS, change the router DNS to that and then spend a while to see to which addresses the TV talk to and block them, it's probably time consuming but if you have that time, it can work

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 2 points 27 minutes ago

Yeah, I know. I have a blocklist for LG and other common brands compiled by someone else on my router DNS adblocker. But considering how sneaky they are with collecting information they should stay the fuck away from, I bet they have mechanisms to get around their common ad domains for the data that matters.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

If your television is connected to any network at all its already too late.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago

Even then it's rumoured some brands of TV try to connect to Bluetooth connected devices to connect to the net. I think that was Samsung.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 hours ago

Amazon Sidewalk - even if you didn't connect it, it could still be spying