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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking (www.notebookcheck.net)

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[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

All of this is true but I really hate the headline. Headlines for this SHOULD SAY "Microsoft's Windows update feature is distributing adware."

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[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Both LG and Microsoft share responsibility. LG for doing it and Microsoft for allowing it.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

This has been going on forever, though. I had an Asus motherboard that literally installed adware, and an even older Sony laptop that topped it.

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