DO NOT BUY: LG’s Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns

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LG recently forced upon us an app install loaded with McAfee adware through a Windows update. We found that this has been happening to tons of users, made worse by LG's shady history with TVs that instruct buyers to inform house visitors of third-party microphones in their living room. At no point in the adware or application install did LG or Microsoft ask us for consent or permission to install the software and enable its various permissions. On monitors ranging 1 day old in our office to 3 years old, we've been able to replicate these issues -- including on the LG 34GX900A-B that we just bought (and have now returned, following spyware concerns).

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - This Seems Illegal ft. LG's 34GX900A-B
06:03 - Windows Update LG Adware Install
10:17 - Bypassing the LG Malware
11:04 - Permission for All System Resources
14:32 - A Shady Partnership
16:44 - LG Sports "Win Probabilities"
18:57 - Choose Security or Privacy
22:24 - Baking Ads into the TV
23:57 - Texas AG Files Against LG
24:44 - Conclusion

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