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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices (www.notebookcheck.net)
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An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.

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[–] ennof@feddit.org 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I still do that and never did it any differently. Mainly to conserve energy, since my parental household was poor and we actually could not afford to leave appliances running when not in use. This became a habit and now I've been incidentally preventing data harvesting for years. I do need to get an old 90s alarm clock though, since I cannot always turn off my phone at night when I have plans in the morning. Also GrapheneOS.

[–] Grilipper54@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm currently only with a CRT TV and running GrapheneOS, sadly I'm stuck with windows 11 so I'm still tracked there.

The alarm clock is a good idea too.

[–] FG_3479@lemmy.world 1 points 40 minutes ago

A modern TV will be fine if you get one that allows set up without Wi-Fi then disable the eco mode and motion smoothing.

You can even plug in a GrapheneOS phone with a USB-C to HDMI cable.