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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2026
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Apparently it's windows doing it. Not the monitor via the HDMI or something. I guess that's what you get for using windows.
Yep. Windows installs manufacturer “helper” apps automatically like drivers. Got a Logitech mouse? You probably have a Logitech app in there you never asked for too because you plugged it in.
Stop using windows.
I had to go and find the Logitech app and install it myself. Otherwise it just used the minimal drivers that were built into windows.
Maybe wired mice and those without rainbow barf behave differently.
I don't use windows
I think that was more of a PSA for other people reading along.
Stop using Windows.
lol jk. I'm glad that we here all ditched Windows. amirite or amirite?...
Than this won’t affect you