Future TechnologyYour LG Smart TV Has Been Scanning Your Home Network, and That Is a Problem
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Your LG Smart TV Has Been Scanning Your Home Network, and That Is a Problem
If you have an LG smart TV connected to your home Wi-Fi, it may have been quietly cataloguing every other device on your network, including your phone, your laptop, and anything else sitting on the same local area network. That is the finding surfacing from researchers and being reported by Ars Technica, and it is the kind of detail that deserves a lot more attention than it is getting.
Key Takeaways
- LG TVs have been found scanning local home networks to identify third-party devices including phones, laptops, and smart home gadgets
- The scanning behaviour reportedly continues even when smart features appear to be switched off
- LG's WebOS platform generates revenue from advertising and data, giving commercial motivation to gather detailed household device data
- Placing the TV on an isolated guest network is the most effective consumer countermeasure currently available
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