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LG monitors install spyware; LG TVs make wiretapping your problem

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LG monitors install spyware; LG TVs make wiretapping your problem
LG monitors install spyware; LG TVs make wiretapping your problem

"Surveillance Monitor" gets a new meaning. LG's screens have apparently entered their "consent is someone else's problem" phase: some monitors can trigger silent Windows software installs, while some LG TV terms reportedly tell you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI voice features to comply with local wiretapping laws. — Read the rest The post LG monitors install spyware; LG TVs make wiretapping your problem appeared first on Boing Boing.

LG monitors install spyware; LG TVs make wiretapping your problem

"Surveillance Monitor" gets a new meaning.

LG's screens have apparently entered their "consent is someone else's problem" phase: some monitors can trigger silent Windows software installs, while some LG TV terms reportedly tell you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI voice features to comply with local wiretapping laws.

TL;DR: Connecting certain LG UltraGear monitors to Windows 11 PCs triggers silent installation of software via Windows Update that promotes McAfee and includes adware-like components and broad permissions (geolocation, online activity, contacts). GamersNexus and user reports confirmed automatic, unauthorized installs, prompting privacy concerns and calls for LG to explain or remove the behavior.

TweakTown

Well, now your TV is an appliance you watch, as it watches you. 1984 seems to be 42 years too late.

Previously:

• Point, Click … Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates

• NSA can wiretap Skype wholesale

• AT&T built warrantless wiretap rooms for the NSA

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