LG smart TV
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Also written as: LG smart TVs · the sets · the TV · the sets also run Automated Content Recognition (ACR) · the TV could capture · the set continued saving voice input locally
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- LG smart TVs can capture microphone audio with the screen off and upload data once reconnected to the internet.
- The team's recommendation was to disconnect LG sets from the internet and use external streaming devices instead.
- LG smart TVs continuously sweep home networks, map secondary devices, and log microphone audio while appearing to be turned off.
- LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices.
- Automatic Content Recognition uses audio fingerprinting via the TV’s internal audio processor to identify content and does not collect screenshots, screen recordings, video recordings, voice recordings, or other audio recordings from the TV.
- The data collection pool is fed into LG Ad Solutions.
- The sets gathered the names and signal strengths of neighboring Wi‑Fi networks along with location data.
- Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs, and independent security researchers detailed alarming findings about how LG’s TVs are logging and uploading data on its users.
- The sets run Automated Content Recognition (ACR).
- When the team disconnected the TV from Ethernet, the set continued saving voice input locally and uploaded the stored files once network access was restored.
- Wireshark packet captures showed the TVs actively scanning the local area network for unrelated hardware, including phones and smartwatches.
- During bench tests, the TV could capture clean microphone audio while the screen was powered down in standby mode.
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Origin: first recognised while reading LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices · 2026-09-11 22:03