LG Denies Accusations Of Smart TVs Continuously Recording Its Users
The company said that user privacy is a “fundamental principle” of its products.
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After an unsettling report that accused LG's smart TVs of spying on its users, the company has responded by saying that "some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work." To address the claims made in a lengthy video published on Gamers Nexus, LG said that its "smart TVs do not continuously record or transmit user's conversations."
LG released a comprehensive statement a few days after the 135-minute long video from Gamers Nexuswas published, which claimed the Korean electronics company's smart TVs can capture audio recordings even when the TV is asleep or unplugged from the network, as well as collecting sensitive data like IP addresses, geographic locations, names of nearby WiFi networks and devices connected to those networks even if they're not connected to the TV. The...
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