Is your LG TV eavesdropping on you? That's the bold claim made by the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus.A new video from Gamers Nexus details how LG televisions are constantly logging data from users and uploading it back to the company. And Gamers Nexus claims LG TVs are doing this even when they are in standby mode or completely disconnected from the internet.
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Gamers Nexus says it's able to do this due to the "advertising functionality" built into the devices.
Gamers Nexus video shows how software vulnerabilities allowed them to listen to and record audio from the on-device microphones on the TV, and claims these flaws could be "exploited to convert the TVs into covert listening devices." The channel said these security vulnerabilities are being reported through the necessary channels.In addition, the LG TVs Gamers Nexus tested also scan users' WiFi to find nearby devices connected to the local network.
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