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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

I just never gave my smart TV network info. It’s at the factory settings and can’t connect to anything. If there isn’t a console connected to it then it is useless. Just like the good ole days.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    They still have ways to connect, though they're lower bandwidth and less reliable.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    How?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    You didn't connect your Samsung smart TV, but your neighbor did, and they connect over a second separate Samsung™©® network that you and your neighbor both 'consented' to in the Eula's, where media fingerprints and timestamps are exchanged updated, etc during downtime. Evil mesh networks, basically.

    Or Sony™, or rjfyjdokfdrlvdgjg™, or whatever.

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