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.
  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    I suspect the thoroughness of the vetting is inversely proportional to the size of the kickback to Microsoft.

    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      Got me curious. Quick search and I found three windows drivers that had keyloggers hidden in them. Go figure it was HP!

      • HP Notebook Keyboard Drivers: Keylogging code was discovered in the SynTP.sys file, which was part of the Synaptics Touchpad driver shipped with certain HP notebook models.

      • HP Audio Drivers: Researchers found keylogging features within the Conexant HD Audio Driver (specifically version 1.0.0.46 and earlier) used in various HP laptops and other Windows systems.