Comment on 216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem

kettuli@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Deep@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The device record audio, even without internet.

  Check the video for more info.

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  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never let it connect to internet.

    This is a temporary solution though. One day they’ll just give it cellular connectivity once it gets cheap enough. And this is terrifying because by then there will be no escape from their surveillance short of hacking into it or putting it in a faraday cage.

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    • 50MYT@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      As someone who works in this space, it’s got a way to go as the data costs globally for this kind of plan are still bonkers.

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  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They record audio and convert it to text locally so it has virtually infinite storage of everything it hears and uses almost no bandwidth to transmit everything once Internet is reconnected.

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  • kettuli@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes, my only hope is that it relies on a wlan connection, which I simply won’t grant it.

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    • WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well then you don’t have much hope at all.

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• WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They look for any WiFi device you have, or your neighbours, HDMI connection(Those are 2 way connections BTW that can connect through devices that are plugged into your internet), or any other random laptop, phone, or neighbour’s device that it can connect with. Just unplugging them from the internet does nothing. They keep recording and as soon as you have to plug in again or another route is available, Boom goes the dynamite.

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• wopalopa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  i literally bought lg tv hours before their first driver fuckery came to light. im learning how to jailbreak my tv i hope its enough

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  • Nouvellalia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A new, fully open source firmware is way better than simply not hooking it to Internet, but the only real fix is to disconnect or burn the modem and microphone. Obviously, we all have different a different level of attack surface that makes us feel comfortable. I’m just giving you a heads up. You never know what’s in the other chips.

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