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  1. LG Pushes Back on Claims Its Smart TVs Spy on Users — BigGo Finance

    LG Electronics is defending its smart TV privacy practices after a sweeping investigation alleged the devices log ambient…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #LG #automaticcontentrecognition #cybersecurity #GamersNexus #interest-basedadvertising #IPaddresses #Level1Techs #LGElectronics #LGGroup #SmartTVs #voicerecognition #wake-worddetection
    europesays.com/korea/152197/

  2. LG has now "strongly denied recent claims that its smart TVs constantly log and upload data". However, no such claims were made by #GamersNexus - at least in the video I saw.

    It seems that some people reporting and commenting on the video jumped to hasty conclusions. If you watch the video carefully, GN doesn't claim that the TVs would be recording or performing speech-to-text constantly. The recording only occurs when you prompt the device to do so (however, the device stays in this mode for a long while, it seems, and the microphone is super sensitive and capable of capturing audio from quite a distance away).

    What likely confused people was the fact that the video also covered the topic of compromising the device and then using it for recording or surveillance. In this situation, the normal operation of the device is maliciously modified in order to use the device as a listening device. When this is successfully done, all restrictions or limitations are naturally bypassed. Apparently some of the LG TVs also have vulnerabilities that allow taking over the devices remotely, over the network. Notably LG didn't comment on the existence of such vulnerabilities.

    #LG #smarttv #infosec #cybersecurity

  3. My god, #GamersNexus is a treasure of investigative tech journalism and quite frankly their attempts at improving anything they can gives hope.

    If you have a TV (especially #LG or #Vizio), even if it isn't connected… unplug it from power. It sounds like it isn't safe even in this state.

    Make sure to jump to 9m 57s if the link doesn't do it, that's where the main info is.

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    We Could Get Sued for This (Teaser)
    youtu.be/w5KnFmKjFTA&t=9m57s

    #Technocracy #AIDystopia #Dystopia #Surveillance #SmartTV

  4. Eventually, you will end up with a thin-client that connects to an #AI-powered virtual machine on the locud.

    youtube.com/watch?v=zyQwAhppWj8

    It will _look_ like your PC, and will _perform_ like your PC. It will not be *your* PC.

    The sooner the AI bubble explodes, the better. Until then, expect #CoolerMaster, #MSI, #Corsair, and others to move into the AI market, like #Micron did with #Crucial.

    #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Computers #Computer #PC #PCGaming #PCHardware #PCMarket #GamersNexus #Video

  5. Kudos to Steve at #GamersNexus for calling BS on #LinusMediaGroup piss-poor tech coverage of products and reviews. Looks like the $$$ finally completely corrupted #Linus and his company. youtube.com/watch?v=X3byz3txps

    #LTT #LTTStore #TheWanShow #WanShow