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216,000,000 LG Smart TVs are spying on you - Gamers Nexus (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by newcool1230@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Some have esims and 4/5g modules installed already for "telemetry".

[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

For real? You've got a source for that? Because that's probably not cheap to do for continued use.

[–] PushButton@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I worked with IoT devices with a "5g" radio. The company had to pay a cellular contract just like anybody else.

I HIGHLY doubt LG is going to pay for that.

[–] luipaard0011@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Someday. Sounds crazy but someday it will be profitable to do it, like a Skynet rising

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have AdGuard running on the router as a preventative measure, and it’s an older Samsung Q65 that doesn’t have any confirmed 5g modules. I should probably block its MAC address for added security though.

[–] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’ve read that DNS level blocking often doesn’t stop this kind of telemetry because it goes directly to an IP without a DNS query involved.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 3 points 3 days ago

Hey, good catch. I didn’t think of that.

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Can you provide a reference for this? While technically possible, I don't think this has actually happened, and spreading misinformation is counter productive.