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It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you (www.theverge.com)
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Crossposted from https://infosec.pub/post/52518361

The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do. They can record and store audio even when they seem to be off, track everything you watch, and could even be hacked remotely and turned into covert surveillance […]

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The fourth amendment only binds the government, not private individuals or companies.

[–] DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

True, but how many of these companies don’t actually give that data to the government?

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

Well that's the loophole in the Fourth Amendment, as long as anyone gives the data willingly the government is off the hook, even if the person who gave it stole it illegally. As long as the govt didn't force someone to without due process, they're in the clear.