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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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[–] joat_mon@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Want to delete my data... log in to my account to do it... phone number required before allowing me access to delete my data 😑

[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I guess it goes the slow way too by sending them an email with your info and that you dont have any number or email access, requesting them to delete everything.

In EU they are obliged to respond and do it (don't know the timeframe), or you can sue.

[–] joat_mon@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I was actually able to use one of the temporary phone number services to get past it in the end and started the request.