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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kettuli@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I bought an LG TV two months before I heard about any of the fuckery LG pushes through their TVs. Granted I don’t allow any device internet access but I’m still pissed.
WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
wopalopa@lemmy.world 7 hours 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
Deep@mander.xyz 7 hours ago
The device record audio, even without internet.
Check the video for more info.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 7 hours 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.
50MYT@lemmy.world 4 hours 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.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 7 hours 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.
kettuli@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Yes, my only hope is that it relies on a wlan connection, which I simply won’t grant it.
WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Well then you don’t have much hope at all.