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Researchers at Gamers Nexus revealed LG smart TVs scan home networks for dozens of devices, log viewing data across all inputs, and capture microphone audio even in standby or offline mode.
Summary
The findings, backed by packet captures and firmware analysis, highlight tensions between advertising ambitions and user privacy. LG disputes some claims but faces renewed scrutiny.
This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.
KazaSec's take
Perimeter infrastructure like VPNs, firewalls, and routers needs the same ongoing scrutiny as anything user-facing, it's frequently the oldest, least-monitored layer of the stack, and a popular target precisely because of that.
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