The source video is excellent: https://youtu.be/6IFVTcM28KA

I have two LG TVs so this freaks me out a lot. I guess I’m fortunate to have kept their network permanently disconnected (we use Apple TV for smart stuff) but who knows if they don’t do things like scan for open hotspots or connect without permission to networks you previously used to update firmware and then deleted from history.

This company needs to be nuked from orbit. Automatic content recognition is one thing, spying on conversations when switched off is a whole other level of violation.

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Xunjin 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

GamerNexus has been so good at their investigation work.

I know people who complain the channel does not talk more about Hardware and Games as much, but we live in a timeline that personal hardware and games will not be ours anymore, just see how prohibitive hardware prices are today.

	▲	sinecura 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I just discovered this channel since I own an lg tv and I also realized something peculiar: after I mention something I see an ad about it very shortly after the video explains so much and its obvious now and this makes me quite angry LG should be banned

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ptx 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Probably best to treat the wifi password as compromised and change it after the TV has had access to it. But I suppose there's nothing you can do to prevent it from accessing open wifi networks that happen to be nearby.

	▲	waffletower 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I wonder if my LG will change its MAC address. Going to use my router first and just block it. Won't have to wade through that lame “Smart” UI.