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Gamers Nexus confirms LG OLED's recording and storing mic audio even in standby

Posted on 9/8/26 at 6:17 am
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
69971 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 6:17 am
Not great Bob. Even when disconnected from the internet it still records audio and stores it locally until there is internet again and then uploads it. Wild.

This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 6:22 am
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
16203 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 6:50 am to
If I had a single LG anything in my home at this point I’d be factory restoring them or blocking them from the internet in any way possible yesterday.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
69971 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 7:05 am to
Yeah, as soon as it gets internet back it uploads all of it that was stored with no internet.

Apparently even from HDMI sources too like an Apple TV or gaming console.

quote:

Automatic Content Recognition catches what's on screen.

Even your HDMI input. Your Apple TV. Your gaming console. All logged.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17730 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 7:25 am to
quote:

LG Electronics is committed to protecting customer data rights by providing transparent and systematic access to product and service data through this site


Has anyone filed for a data processing request to see what LG claims it has captured? My LG washer and dryer have zero connectivity, so I can't try it out.

Totally, totally, egregious. This is what happens when you have too many f@#*%ing lawyers in the privacy department. Even a lowly CIPP/IT would have seen this as a problem.
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
16203 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 7:41 am to
Yeah, I’m aware of all that and completely Ok with having none of my TVs on my internet.

I’m a broken record on here as to never connecting them to the internet and just using a premium streaming box of your choice to do all that through.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
35550 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 7:59 am to
Yeah, it's two hours, but you only have to watch the first 5 mins...

This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 8:00 am
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
3746 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:31 am to
The only “premium” streaming boxes that historically have not spied on you are UGOOS and even they are pivoting towards streaming DRM certifications that REQUIRE the box to be a locked down mystery black box where it would be business malpractice to not spy on you.

Only solution is unlocked or hackable box running your own OS paired with DRM-free content.

Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
16203 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:37 am to
Never heard of that.
I trust that my Apple TVs are premium and don’t record audio inside my bedroom.
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
3746 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:07 am to
quote:

I trust that my Apple TVs


That’s the entire problem. Tech should never be trusted. You have a mystery box that is set up so that Apple can do whatever they want with it. It’s not yours and you have no control or insight to what actually happens on it. Just “trust.”

All the best video tools are 100% free and open so there are only a few reasons left why a streaming box would be locked down. All of those reasons are pro business and anti customer.
Posted by Tree_Fall
Member since Mar 2021
1357 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:00 am to
So, if my LG OLED keeps a record of what I watch, why can't the TV's WebOS share that info with me when I've had too much to drink and power-off and can't remember the service and video when I want to finish the next day? I am forced to go service to service hoping each of many "Continue Watching List" will help me.

I've asked AI this question. Reply is that each streaming service considers such data to be the service's property which is not shared with the TV's OS. I guess LG is cheating on the services and not sharing with me?
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
69971 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:57 am to
The TV it's plugged into is recording your apple tv data/audio through the source you are using to display it (HDMI port).
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
16203 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:08 am to
quote:

The TV it's plugged into is recording your apple tv data/audio through the source you are using to display it (HDMI port).


I understand that.
Apparently these LGs will hop on any open network and report back home with the data they’ve collected.
Which is fricking crazy.

None of my personal TVs are connected to any internet.
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 11:10 am
Posted by LostSnake18
Member since Jan 2008
99 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 2:24 pm to
Im disconnecting mine and hoping there is no unsecured network nearby for it to jump on.
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