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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices (www.notebookcheck.net)
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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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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I ran a packet capture on my TV as I left it turned off overnight.

They wake up in the middle of the night, do "stuff" then go back offline. Like a zombie.

[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have basically every URL our TV automatically pings blocked at this point. It phones home every 10-30 seconds whether they're off or on. I think when we get a new TV we're looking for a dumb TV

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

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

[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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.

[–] carton_of_lions@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I have a led backlight connected my TV's usb port and I've noticed it comes on randomly when the TV is turned off, then turns off. This happens couple of times throughout the night, when the TV is clearly doing something

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I have my TV on an extension cord and cut the power before going to bed. Hopefully any internal battery it has isn’t enough to do “stuff”.