216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem
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Sep 6, 2026 22:06
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The LG Smart TVs we've tested have first-party ACR (automatic content recognition) functionality that can pry into your personal life with greater precision than you might realize, with LG Ad Solutions' executives and leadership saying, on camera, that LG "owns the glass." Not you -- even though you bought it -- but them. They also talk about knowing everybody in the household, knowing the secondary devices, moving from TVs to smartphones and other screens, and more in their B2B discussions. Beyond just the fact that we think the TV's native behavior parallels malware, the LG Smart TVs we tested also have a number of security vulnerabilities that can be exploited to convert the TVs into covert listening devices. In this investigation, we dive into the mix of LG's first-party functionality that (in our opinions) is tantamount to spying and LG's vulnerabilities and exploits that they have failed to protect against.
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WITH THANKS TO:
Cybersecurity researcher MrBruh: https://ko-fi.com/mrbruhh
Cybersecurity researcher uturn: https://ko-fi.com/uturn
WENDELL of Level1 Techs: https://www.youtube.com/c/Level1Techs
Find Wendell's guide to take ownership of your TV here (more to come!): https://forum.level1techs.com/t/lg-tv-block-mini-how-to/255178
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Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2mFZoRqjw_ELax4Yisf6w
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