24 pointsby rythmshifter5 hours ago2 comments

mkayokay2 hours ago
TL;DW: Some LG PC monitors (increasing models - also older models) auto install adware via Windows Update as soon as they are connected. Additionally, LG TVs secretly listen in and send pretty much all data back home.
Thanks for the link. I will make sure never to buy any LG product ever again.
Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy a TV (65"+) that isn't a "smart" TV (where smart == exfiltrating data and/or showing ads). If anyone has any recommendations, I would be grateful.
garciansmith4 hours ago
Tired of adware and spyware on TVs? Get a monitor that doesn't connect to the internet... and Windows will happily install spyware for you.
N.B., the title here is wrong, this is about computer monitors, not TVs.
- nubinetwork14 minutes ago
  Technically the only difference between a tv and a monitor is an rf demodulator, and maybe speakers... and modern tv's can have neither (rf mostly died when tv went digital unless you're an OTA diehard), so there really isn't much of a reason for the split.
- Jazgot2 hours ago
  It is also about TVs. But anyway, title should not be redacted and should indicate that this is video.