According to the article, if not connected to the Internet, they store the data locally and then upload it when they next get an Internet connection.

I guess I’m glad I cut the power to the tv when not in use, in addition to blocking its connection at my router.

In Canada: Unauthorized interception of private communications by a non-participant is an indictable offence under s.184(1), carrying up to 5 years in prison.

LG should face legal consequences.

I'm very glad that I've never given my LG tv access to the internet and I certainly don't intend to now.

install custom roms on your phones and avoid proprietary apps. just saying.

None of my lg oled's are connected to the internet, instead i use old raspberry pi's to run nuvio, tivimate, and jellyfin. They are showing their age however, and I can't justify the price of new ones. Is there a lineage os for any of these mainstream android boxes? Like the Walmart branded ones (Onn)?

My lg TV will never connect to the Internet again after switching to using a Linux box on HDMI. So it can listen all it wants but that data is going nowhere

Glad I don't want a TV. Phone is bad enough.