cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/71045682
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.
To what goal?
Data. The data feeds AI. AI has scraped the Internet, now it needs to scrape reality.
Selling the data for advertisers and marketing purposes. Plus who knows what else they won’t tell us.