# LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices *Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/source/3ca50fa2 *Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/source/3ca50fa2.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1 Publisher: Notebookcheck · published 2026-09-07 · read 2026-09-11 Original: https://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart-TVs-caught-logging-audio-with-screen-off-and-snooping-on-local-devices.1391214.0.html *A source is testimony, not proof. The document itself is never republished here.* ## Who is named (8) - [LG OLED G5](https://truthscore.com/entity/359e228a) - [Steve](https://truthscore.com/entity/3d664723) - [LG](https://truthscore.com/entity/3ea2b573) - [LG Ad Solutions](https://truthscore.com/entity/5ed13af9) - [webOS](https://truthscore.com/entity/7d397324) - [Wireshark](https://truthscore.com/entity/b3231d8e) - [Level1Techs](https://truthscore.com/entity/dc4b748b) - [LG smart TV](https://truthscore.com/entity/e6486ba8) ## What it added - [webOS logs user voice prompts in plain text.](https://truthscore.com/claim/81907227) > Testing revealed webOS logging user voice prompts in plain text. - [LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices.](https://truthscore.com/claim/841f2d99) > An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. - [LG smart TVs can capture microphone audio with the screen off and upload data once reconnected to the internet.](https://truthscore.com/claim/35d32a34) > Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet. - [LG smart TVs continuously sweep home networks, map secondary devices, and log microphone audio while appearing to be turned off.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7df87d2e) > LG smart TVs continuously sweep home networks, map secondary devices, and log microphone audio while appearing to be turned off, according to a new 135‑minute‑long video published by Gamers Nexus (see below). - [Steve worked with Level1Techs and independent security researchers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d262f974) > In more detail, Steve had been working with Level1Techs and independent security researchers. - [The researchers tested retail LG OLED G5 models.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3163cc35) > Together, they tested retail LG OLED models including the G5. - [Wireshark packet captures showed the TVs actively scanning the local area network for unrelated hardware, including phones and smartwatches.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d57880cc) > Network packet captures taken through Wireshark showed the TVs actively scanning the local area network for unrelated hardware, including phones and smartwatches. - [The sets gathered the names and signal strengths of neighboring Wi‑Fi networks along with location data.](https://truthscore.com/claim/adfb918d) > Apart from internal IP addresses, the sets also gathered the names and signal strengths of neighboring Wi‑Fi networks along with location data. - [The data collection pool is fed into LG Ad Solutions.](https://truthscore.com/claim/9af367a7) > This data collection pool is fed into into LG Ad Solutions (the company’s targeted advertising arm). - [LG claims it has roughly 216 million smart TV sales globally.](https://truthscore.com/claim/6797311b) > LG claims they have roughly 216 million smart TV sales globally. - [LG Ad Solutions says it has access to 363 million secondary addressable devices in the US alone.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c51ec544) > On the other hand, the ad division says it has access to 363 million secondary addressable devices in the US alone by tracking other hardware on the same network. - [The sets run Automated Content Recognition (ACR).](https://truthscore.com/claim/b634c397) > The sets also run Automated Content Recognition (ACR). - [New testing shows the data collection goes much further than just ACR.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c7833b73) > While ACR has been well documented in the past, new testing shows the data collection goes much further than just that. - [During bench tests, the TV could capture clean microphone audio while the screen was powered down in standby mode.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f582fd57) > During bench tests, they found the TV could capture clean microphone audio while the screen was (or at least looked to be) powered down in standby mode. - [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.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d41347b5) > 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. - [The researchers documented remote code execution vulnerabilities in webOS that are currently moving through the responsible disclosure process.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f8e954c5) > The researchers also documented remote code execution vulnerabilities in webOS that are currently moving through the responsible disclosure process. - [The team's recommendation was to disconnect LG sets from the internet and use external streaming devices instead.](https://truthscore.com/claim/62f51684) > Because of the fact that the TV uses broad network listeners and data sweeps out of the box, the team's recommendation was straight‑up disconnecting LG sets from the internet and using external streaming devices instead. - [LG has not commented on any of this as of writing.](https://truthscore.com/claim/10f4dfa9) > LG has not commented on any of this as of writing. ## Where it collides - [LG has not commented on any of this as of writing.](https://truthscore.com/claim/10f4dfa9) — collides with [LG TVs do not collect or record ambient conversations.](https://truthscore.com/claim/16d3a420) ([LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and…](https://truthscore.com/source/43672c7c)) - [LG has not commented on any of this as of writing.](https://truthscore.com/claim/10f4dfa9) — collides with [LG TVs monitor for the Hi LG wake word while in standby mode, and if the wake word is not detected, the audio is processed locally and then deleted.](https://truthscore.com/claim/6e677fa4) ([LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and…](https://truthscore.com/source/43672c7c)) - [LG has not commented on any of this as of writing.](https://truthscore.com/claim/10f4dfa9) — collides with [LG said that Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), voice recognition, and interest-based advertising are optional and not enabled by default.](https://truthscore.com/claim/cf4ef743) ([LG responds to TV spying allegations](https://truthscore.com/source/157e0027)) - [LG has not commented on any of this as of writing.](https://truthscore.com/claim/10f4dfa9) — collides with [LG says we are fake news](https://truthscore.com/claim/f9c1df57) ([LG Says We're Fake News](https://truthscore.com/source/bad61a70)) - [LG smart TVs can capture microphone audio with the screen off and upload data once reconnected to the internet.](https://truthscore.com/claim/35d32a34) — collides with [Automatic Content Recognition uses audio fingerprinting via the TV’s internal audio processor to identify content and does not collect screenshots, screen…](https://truthscore.com/claim/99ea7527) ([LG responds to TV spying allegations](https://truthscore.com/source/157e0027)) - [LG smart TVs continuously sweep home networks, map secondary devices, and log microphone audio while appearing to be turned off.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7df87d2e) — collides with [Automatic Content Recognition uses audio fingerprinting via the TV’s internal audio processor to identify content and does not collect screenshots, screen…](https://truthscore.com/claim/99ea7527) ([LG responds to TV spying allegations](https://truthscore.com/source/157e0027)) ## Questions it bears on - [What data do LG smart TVs collect from users?](https://truthscore.com/question/d60f2e01) ## What it cost Reading this document into the graph cost <$0.01.