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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices
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this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2026
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Checks out. I wish this was a conspiracy - but they got caught shaking hands w CIA. most people forgot
using US tech - either domestic or foreign; youre being spied by both marketers or governments. sad but true
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vault_7
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-hacked-samsung-smart-tvs-wikileaks-vault-7/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/07/cia-targeting-devices-smartphones-pc-tv-wikileaks
https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/page_15728810.html
The CIA didn't work with Samsung; they found a vulnerability in Samsung TVs then didn't tell anyone about it.