We recently blacklisted some of the IP’s that our LG tv was sending data to. I can’t believe the sheer number of requests logged in just 1 week! And what’s worse is LG is even denying it now

    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      5·
      1 day ago

      It can help, but the only thing that’s guaranteed to stop data exfiltration is disconnecting the WiFi hardware completely

      • nibbler@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        14 hours ago

        While disconnecting it (wifi and copper) completely, solves the problem, it is not the only thing that’s guaranteed to work. Putting it in an isolated VLAN (or SSID for that matter) and closing down the firewall helps, too. While this certainly requires more skill than disconnecting wifi, it still allows to connect to jellyfin or the like without using additional hardware like chromecast.

      • JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone
        12·
        1 day ago

        Depends, it can autoconnect silently via open wifi networks or other tv’s/iot devices that are friendly. Shitty companies will do anything to get their hand on as much data as they can.

        • FG_3479@lemmy.world
          5·
          1 day ago

          I don’t think LG does that, however you should make sure the Wi-Fi switch is off (don’t just click forget) and if you’re paranoid, you can physically remove the Wi-Fi board.

          • Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            5·
            18 hours ago

            LG very much tries to connect to random Wifi networks to leak your data, Gamers Nexus talks about it in their recent video.

            Here’s an arstechnica article if you don’t got 2 hrs to spare 😅

            Excerpt:

            YouTube channel Gamers Nexus worked with Level1Techs, a technology-focused YouTube channel, and security researchers to analyze LG TVs’ tracking capabilities. They shared packet captures that pointed to the TVs, including LG’s pricey G5 OLED TV, scanning the LAN for other devices.

            “The [G5] crawled our entire network and found dozens of unrelated devices, including smartwatches and phones of our staff who didn’t even know we were working on this,” Steve Burke, Gamers Nexus’ editor-in-chief, said.

            LG’s ad business, LG Ad Solutions, has said in recent marketing materials that it can reach 363 million “addressable secondary devices” in the US.

        • titanicx@lemmy.zip
          1·
          20 hours ago

          Yes, but how many open Wi-Fi signals are around your home? If you have open Wi-Fi signals that are around your home, then that’s also an issue.

          • JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone
            4·
            12 hours ago

            What your neighbours do is out of your control, especially if you consider the averge person living next door doesnt think about (or understand) wifi past the very first time they type the password in “to make the internet work”.