It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you
See our ethics statement.The TV in your living room knows more about you than you realize. Photo by John Higgins / The VergeJohn HigginsCloseJohn HigginsPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by John Higgins is a senior reviewer covering TVs and audio. He has over 20 years experience in AV, and has previously been on staff at Digital Trends and Reviewed.The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do.
- ▪See our ethics statement.The TV in your living room knows more about you than you realize.
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- ▪He has over 20 years experience in AV, and has previously been on staff at Digital Trends and Reviewed.The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spy
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TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechGadgetsCloseGadgetsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GadgetsLGCloseLGPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All LGIt’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on youNot every smart TV is as easily hackable as Gamers Nexus says LG’s are, but they’re all tracking what you watch unless you opt out.Not every smart TV is as easily hackable as Gamers Nexus says LG’s are, but they’re all tracking what you watch unless you opt out.by John HigginsCloseJohn HigginsSenior Reviewer, TVs & AudioPosts from this author will be added to your daily…
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