TL;DW:

  • LG fails to do damage control and continues to act in bad faith.

If you own a LG tv you should really get rid of it as it's a security and privacy nightmare device in your home.

[Gamers Nexus] - LG Says We're Fake News

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[–] 16 points 5 hours ago

This is a good overview of the problem across the industry;

https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/research/smart-tv-tracking

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  • [–] 28 points 6 hours ago (13 children)

    Why get rid of it if you already own it rather than block the undesirable traffic through a pihole/router?

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  • [–] 24 points 6 hours ago (7 children)

    Your average person isnt going to set up a pihole

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  • [–] 9 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

    Most people who are aware of the issue and also care about it would probably rather figure out setting up a pihole than replacing an otherwise okay TV. Like me.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

    I believe the OG gamer nexus article did say that a pie hole isn’t quite enough as LG can hide the data within legit data and nothing short of a firewall would suffice and the best solution is to never connect it to the internet not even for updates.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

    This is the answer. My Samsung “smart tv” doesn’t know WiFi exists. A separate box for all the smart apps, that too blocked from accessing most tracking networks using NextDNS.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

    It actually tries to connect to networks around you and if successful phones home that way.

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