Anyone who owns an LG smart TV must inform all guests and family members that they are being monitored – this is required by LG’s current terms of use. Meanwhile, LG monitors install potential malware and surveillance software on a connected Windows computer.
I think my LGTV predates a lot of this, thankfully. I’ve had it since 2020, but there are still several settings (like ‘ad personalization’) that I have turned off, and I never connect it to the Internet on purpose.
My dumb LG monitor from 2020 got the adware update.
If you run it on Windows, it has nothing to do with the monitor’s hardware. Windows Update will just install the driver to your system when it recognizes the display.