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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 81 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

It’s weird that this is the takeaway from that investigation that big media is pushing.

This is maliciously burying the headline that LG TVS ARE TRANSCRIBING EVERY WORD THEY HEAR IN YOUR HOUSE AND THEY’RE UPLOADING A TEXT LOG OF IT.

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  • [–] 32 points 5 days ago* (3 children)

    Depending on the TOS details, that may very well be a legit crime. Even in 1-party consent states this wouldn't slide because LG isn't a participant in the conversations it's recording, and not everyone talking near a TV has agreed to the TOS.

    And even with generous TOS, there's gonna be legal issues. HIPAA, for instance, could really fuck them if the TVs are in a medical facility and are recording and transmitting private medical data without consent of the patients.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    It is undeniably a crime. But in Glorious Free Republican America large corporations are exempt from the law.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 days ago

    I think the HIPAA stuff specifically could fuck them HARD. That can be more easily pursued civily. Criminal Courts don't mean much to companies because they have to pay a minor fine and it goes away, because criminal courts don't seek relief or compensation. Civil courts are where corporations can get gigafucked.

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