• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
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    2 hours ago

    Can you help me understand why i got downvotes for posting the following comment in this very same community 2 days ago?

    I am not saying the following happens, i think there is no proof it happens, but its technically doable.

    They are capable of scanning for local networks and bluetooth devices which can be used to identify a location. (This part they definitely do)

    If your neighbour has an lg tv, or the presence of the tv is extracted through your phone. Then they know where it is and they also know of any open/public wifi networks around.

    The researchers from gamers nexus can connect to 2 (ssid) networks at once for some reason.

    In theory a neighbours lg tv could broadcast their wifi credentials to your tv to connect to upload the data.

    • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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      3 minutes ago

      There was a study just recently about exactly this, smart devices creating a rogue mesh and routing traffic across neighbors’ devices until they could phone home with all your data anyway