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Network jail isn't a 100% for these -- in their testing, they determined that they could connect to the public Comcast networks that Comcast tries to blanket ar
by patch_collector 27d ago
Network jail isn't a 100% for these -- in their testing, they determined that they could connect to the public Comcast networks that Comcast tries to blanket areas with. So even if you don't let it access your own networks, it will look for other ways to phone home.
- tensor 26d agoNo, they did not find this. They speculated that in the future the tvs "could" do that and that there is precedent with other devices. But despite this being repeated over and over as fact, it is in fact not proven to be the case.
- whateveracct 26d agoThe point is more that LG has proven fully untrustworthy so the fact that it is possible is troubling. And ofc, an adversary can operate that way.
- tensor 26d agoYes, it's extremely troubling, and not constrained to tv manufacturers. We need some sort of legal overhaul to protect people from this sort of thing. For example, I was looking at Bird scooters/e-bikes while travelling since they were the local provider of rentable bikes. I noticed a particularly aggressive EULA declaration in their app and decide to skim through the EULA. In it, they had language that stated that I gave them unlimited rights to my likeness and voice. So by clicking this EULA this company could then harvest any photos of me, interviews, what have you, clone my voice or likeness with AI, use it for ads or even sell it to others to use! Needles to say I uninstalled instead of agreeing. But how many other things did I unknowingly sign to in these EULAs? It's genuinely crazy.
- account42 26d agoIt really should be even in the FCC's interest to clamp down on unwanted transmissions just to keep the airwaves from being needlessly filled.