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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 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.
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Posted on 9/8/26 at 6:50 am to UltimateHog
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 on 9/8/26 at 7:05 am to s14suspense
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.
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 on 9/8/26 at 7:25 am to UltimateHog
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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 on 9/8/26 at 7:41 am to UltimateHog
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.
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 on 9/8/26 at 7:59 am to UltimateHog
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 on 9/8/26 at 8:31 am to s14suspense
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.
Only solution is unlocked or hackable box running your own OS paired with DRM-free content.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:37 am to Dallaswho
Never heard of that.
I trust that my Apple TVs are premium and don’t record audio inside my bedroom.
I trust that my Apple TVs are premium and don’t record audio inside my bedroom.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:07 am to s14suspense
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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 on 9/8/26 at 10:00 am to s14suspense
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?
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 on 9/8/26 at 10:57 am to s14suspense
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 on 9/8/26 at 11:08 am to UltimateHog
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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 on 9/8/26 at 2:24 pm to s14suspense
Im disconnecting mine and hoping there is no unsecured network nearby for it to jump on.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 9:14 am to UltimateHog
So, do my carefully segmented and access controlled networks/vlans no longer seem like overkill??
Posted on 9/9/26 at 12:32 pm to dakarx
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So, do my carefully segmented and access controlled networks/vlans no longer seem like overkill??
You can do the same thing with a Deco. Block from LAN, block from WAN, etc.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:51 pm to s14suspense
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Apparently these LGs will hop on any open network and report back home with the data they’ve collected.
I'm a big LG fan and with the death of Sony TVs, I was going to be 100% LG moving forward. When I first read this thread, I was OK with the thought of just not connecting the TV to the network. I use roku and apple TV boxes anyway. But THIS, if true, is just a no-go for me. Automatically connects to any open network AND sends collected private data? WTF.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:52 pm to dakarx
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So, do my carefully segmented and access controlled networks/vlans no longer seem like overkill??
That does nothing for this discussion.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 3:45 pm to notsince98
Next episode is out:
Posted on 9/10/26 at 5:39 pm to notsince98
Cliffs?
I saw where LG said they don’t collect that info and it’s all opt-in and nowhere near as bad as the video sounded.
Of course.
I saw where LG said they don’t collect that info and it’s all opt-in and nowhere near as bad as the video sounded.
Of course.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 5:42 pm to s14suspense
The videos prove what LG is doing. There is no denying. It is bad. They prove even when you opt out and don’t connect to the internet it still records and finds ways to send data back. They packet captured everything.
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