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LG responds to TV spying allegations (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 week ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Earlier this week, Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs, and independent security researchers detailed some alarming findings about how LG’s TVs are logging and uploading data on its users. Now the company is pushing back against those allegations, saying that “Some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work.”

LG released a statement in which it claims that its “TVs do not continuously record or transmit users’ conversations,” and that wake-word detection is all processed locally. However, the word “continuously” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here as Gamers Nexus demonstrated an LG TV keeping extensive logs of ambient conversations long after one would assume its AI assistant had stopped listening.

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[–] Rennmaus@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are there any affordable TVs with 4K with good features without spying with Nexflix & Disney Apps?

[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most of the things I've seen basically say 'no'.

There are commercial displays that don't have spyware / connectivity, but they tend to have significantly lower refresh rates / HDR / etc. even if they are 4k. And they're several times the price of consumer TVs, at least in part because they aren't being subsidized by selling them at a loss to make money on ads.

[–] zeb420@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately, it’s either this or get a smart TV and never connect it to the internet and use a streaming device or computer. However with the computer option, some platforms like Netflix won’t let you stream 4K without meeting their strict requirements.

Or just become a pirate and never deal with streaming services again.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

No. Everything is spying. Look at what Gamers Nexus said LG makes more money selling data then selling TVs.