A Screensaver for LG's Spying Smart TVs
taylorfinley
38 points
7 comments
September 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
llIIllIIllIIl
This is a very smart messaging. Approved.
fifilura
Ouch, big brother. I have an LG TV screen. How do I know if I am infected? It is a few years old...
devilsenigma
Does anyone have a set of domains/ips to piehole to prevent such information going out?
ChrisArchitect
Related: 216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592375
zenethian
Just don’t let it connect to the internet then? I don’t trust any tv to connect directly to the internet at all. Ever.
hdz
Anyone else make the switch to projectors from TVs as a primary way of watching media?