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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 8 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

Seriously. I have an old LG plasma TV that I was planning to replace with an LG, but definitely not now.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    I bought an LG TV last year. I has never been online and never will be. It gets served through a streaming box and that's all the info it gets.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    The problem was you could do the right thing of keeping it offline, but that it used Windows to install unwanted software. Of course, solution is install Linux, but for the average user who decides to hook up their laptop and is using Windows they'd end up with unpleasant software installed.

    And it affected LG monitors too, which means Windows PC users were affected.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Realize that we're talking apples and oranges here (PC monitor vs TV). I was responding to someone about their invasive TV practices.

    I'm lazy and curmudgeonly on my PC, so it's running an IoT version of Windows 10 LTSC. No such shenanigans here. For now.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    To be extra safe you should do

    gpedit.msc -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Device Installation -> Prevent automatic download of applications associated with metadata

    This is the type of stuff that leads to auto installs of applications such as logitech, razer, and in this case LG companion app.

    Can't really rely on ltsc, since it was utilizing Windows driver install process so any device that tries to do what LG did is a risk. Its why people with LG monitors found that app installed despite not having smart TV functionality.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure there are any TV manufacturers that won't try to fill your screen with ads and track what you're watching, you just need to make sure your TV can't access the internet.

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