LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

[BHAN85]

What does this mean

it scans the network to know what other devices you have connected: smartphones, tablets, cctv cameras, laptops and so on.

the probability of a tv company using such information for something bad it's zero, zero to win.

the dangerous are state actors, but they can do it anyway without lg televisions.

and cybercriminal non-state actors, but they cant take advantage of that.

 

[BHAN85]

At this point it's like playing whack a mole...
...Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Amazon...all these major companies have been found to be invading privacy at various levels...
...and what happens after? Nothing meaningful. A slap on the wrist...a fine that's a joke...a CEO playing dumb blaming some low level fall guy.
And the list of these major players seems small..but it's not. They own a lot of other sub companies that they either acquired or spun off. Meta alone owns a ton of social media(Facebook, Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Threads, etc). Not to mention everything owned by the other major players. As to what gets caught is probably a small sliver of that comes to light by some researchers.

Watch this be a class action lawsuit and a fine. The fine goes to the government which has been getting fat from such useless "punishments" while nothing meaningful gets done. Of course the fine is just some pocket change for such companies..all the while both the government and these companies are all too happy to collect the data and invade privacy hand in hand behind the scenes. As for the class action lawsuit...every member who claims it would be given like a $20 check as a slap in the face..like saying in a demeaning manner "go get urself some lunch boy".

At this point...the government should just stop with the pretense of not allowing Chinese EVs, routers, 5G equipment from Huawei and other such things that was supposedly a threat to the American ppl...bcuz it could spy on ppl and have backdoors...
...if the default is privacy violation and spying on everyone then the people might as well be able to have affordable things.

the key is control the network, if you control the network, no matter how many malicious software you have, you can know it and block the connection.

so the danger is use foreign equipment in ISP level machines.

chinese made devices for mobile core networks is already banned in most of western countries.

 

[Watandar]

Everything "smart" now listens to you and sends your data to companies or governments. Your phone, laptop, appliances, cars, Alexa/Siri, whatever.

 

[r3alist]

it scans the network to know what other devices you have connected: smartphones, tablets, cctv cameras, laptops and so on.

the probability of a tv company using such information for something bad it's zero, zero to win.

the dangerous are state actors, but they can do it anyway without lg televisions.

and cybercriminal non-state actors, but they cant take advantage of that.

Hmmm what is the detection on, same WiFi or other connections because all devices can do everything these days

 

[sutton9999]

Maybe it was surreptitiously added on the assembly line in China.

retard take,

Whoever controlled the politics, controlled the information.
This case tells us that it applies not only to telecom, PC, and social media, but also to smart TV.

 

[KAL-EL]

I love my Google pixel 10. I don't care if it spies on me

 

[Pioneer]

Maybe it was surreptitiously added on the assembly line in China.

bro. Did Ms. Merkel tell you that?

 

[Pioneer]

Brothers, I thought I had forgotten how the Americans monitored their allies.

German Parliamentary Committee investigation of the NSA spying scandal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Pioneer]

My friend asked me, "Why do you refuse to be an ally of the Americans?"

I said, "As an ally of the United States, you must accept:

We are constantly monitored by Americans. We are constantly subject to tariffs imposed by Americans. We are constantly threatened with bombing by Americans. We are constantly dragged into wars by Americans. We are constantly forced to buy American trash. We are constantly cut off from weapons supplies by Americans. We are constantly subjected to name changes by Americans... I find this exhausting. Therefore,

I have decided to become an enemy of the US”

Think about it carefully. The enemies of the US indeed have it much easier. At least West Lake won't be required to change its name to "American Lake" or "Trump Lake"

 

[KAL-EL]

My friend asked me, "Why do you refuse to be an ally of the Americans?"

I said, "As an ally of the United States, you must accept:

We are constantly monitored by Americans. We are constantly subject to tariffs imposed by Americans. We are constantly threatened with bombing by Americans. We are constantly dragged into wars by Americans. We are constantly forced to buy American trash. We are constantly cut off from weapons supplies by Americans. We are constantly subjected to name changes by Americans... I find this exhausting. Therefore,

I have decided to become an enemy of the US”

Think about it carefully. The enemies of the US indeed have it much easier. At least West Lake won't be required to change its name to "American Lake" or "Trump Lake"

No one's going to lose any sleep over you not being an ally to America. But by all means keep ranting

 

[Pioneer]

No one's going to lose any sleep over you not being an ally to America. But by all means keep ranting

But I don't understand! Why did Mr. Trump keep holding my hand and talking about "G2"? What?What is that?I feel very irritable.

Please, bro. Help me keep Trump away. Don't let him get close to me.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

retard take,

Whoever controlled the politics, controlled the information.
This case tells us that it applies not only to telecom, PC, and social media, but also to smart TV.

How does the US control South Korean politics? Talk about a retard take.

Just because Korea doesn't like you guys because of your role in the Korean War (just like they don't like Japan for WW2) doesn't automatically put them in our pocket.

We are just the lesser of three evils.

 

[Pioneer]

Trump cried and held my hand, saying to me, "G2. Please. G2, G2, G2... Please".

Who can help me pull Trump away? Thank you.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

My friend asked me, "Why do you refuse to be an ally of the Americans?"

I said, "As an ally of the United States, you must accept:

More like we will help pull your people out of the rice fields and into the modern world (like we have with many countries) decades before your big neighbor to the West who thinks an agrarian commune life for all is the utopia for humanity.



1970 vs 2010
40 years!!!

I suppose you think people living in bustling modern countries of the world was due to people being allies of China? yeah, some help you would have been.

 

[Pioneer]

More like we will help pull your people out of the rice fields and into the modern world (like we have with many countries) decades before your big neighbor to the West who thinks an agrarian commune life for all is the utopia for humanity.

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1970 vs 2010
40 years!!!

I suppose you think people living in bustling modern countries of the world was due to people being allies of China? yeah, some help you would have been.

So you cried and held my hand, asking me to join G2?

No. Reject. Thank you.