I just bought 3 of these how do I fix it 😭
216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Deep@mander.xyz to videos@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA
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Malica@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Catalyst_A@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
Gamers Nexus is actively working on fixing this. It’s a part of the investigation. Not just exposing the spying, but learning how to actively stop it on the devices. Stay tuned to the Gamers Nexus channels over the next few months as they release the investigation videos.
Malica@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Will do, thanks.
WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Returning them.
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Open it up and disconnect or burn the modem and microphone.
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
I am at work now so i haven’t seen the video but can anyone recommend a cheap good “scanner” or something like that that could show me which devices are listening to me and my family?
Johanno@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
“scanner” is difficult because every “smart” device phones home and the connection is encrypted.
However you can safely assume that everyone is doing it. Disconnect any smart device from the Internet and only trust the ones you set up yourself…
Ludrol@szmer.info 2 weeks ago
The only good scanner is your frontal lobe. Most scanners are a scam prying on fear of the uneducated. Every smart device is a potential attack vector, and there are two class of entities that can use your device maliciously. Black hat hackers that put malware for residential proxy services or manufactures selling data to advertisers. There are ways to mitigate the risk like air-gapping, putting them on separate network, jailbreaking and buying dumb devices.
fubarx@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Might be time to take out the wire snips.
kettuli@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
Deep@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
The device record audio, even without internet.
Check the video for more info.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.