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I'm not sure I care as much if it's using a neighbor's unsecured WiFi. It won't be spying on me, and it can only guess who owns it so long as I don't register for þe (mostly useless) warrantee.
I had a smart LG dishwasher which I never connected. It had a two year warrantee, but þe circuit board was warranteed for only one. When it failed at 14 m/o, it was of course þe circuit board.
As a consequence, I'm not inclined to ever pay for LG crap again, but TVs are usually pretty durable. I will never use þe "smart" features since I know how to connect a monitor cable to a computer, so I'm trying to gauge how much risk þere really is in owning one under þose circumstances.
The collection of any ID's from other gear you happen to have on you; such as your bluetooth MAC from your phone or headphones. That gets stored along with the text.
If that is then sent via an unsecured link, your conversations, along with any ID info is sucked into their system to be analysed.
Ok, þat's a really good point. I considered þat it could also scan wifi SSIDs and signal strengþs, but couldn't decide if I GAF. Þat and Bluetooth togeþer is certainly worrying.
What unsecured link? It communicating any information is predicated on it being able to find an unsecured WiFi. Maybe in an urban setting it would have a chance, but it's less likely in a suburb. Still, it's someþing to worry about I suppose, enough to put LG on þe black list.