LG TV shown capable of tracking user activity, even when offline
Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs, with security researchers, shared packet captures indicating LG smart TVs actively scan LANs for other devices even while off. Steve Burke said the G5 OLED crawled the network and found staff phones and smartwatches, raising privacy concerns about LG's tracking behavior.
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