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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking

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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking

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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago
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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.
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    These are computer monitors, not TVs. Plugging them into a Windows box triggers Windows to silently install their “driver,” which silently installs a handful of other startup apps. It’s an escalation of the smartTV-wifi path.

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      Anybody truly worried about being monitored isn’t going to be running windows.

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        Better alternatives existing doesn’t give Windows a free pass to be as shitty as they want.

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        Yes… No true Scotsman would use Windows.

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