'Pretty revolting': LG's TV and gaming monitors are getting huge backlash from users due to reportedly installing PC software without asking you, and insisting that you get consent from your guests so your TV may record their conversations
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Does LG now stand for 'Listening to Grandpa'?

…due to seemingly installing adware on PCs and telling you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI features, to comply with ‘wiretapping’ laws

  • ape_arms@lemmy.world
    13·
    11 days ago

    Is it possible to physically disable the mic on the TVs without adversely affecting other functions? I see no reason a mic to be necessary on a TV at all.

      • ape_arms@lemmy.world
        14·
        11 days ago

        I did a quick search and other suggestions are to fill the “mic hole”, stick a needle in the mic hole to damage the mic, and applying a soldering iron to the mic. My LG tv has no visible mic hole, so they are getting crafty at hiding them.

        • Dultas@lemmy.world
          4·
          10 days ago

          The soldering iron might be a bad idea if you don’t know what you’re doing as it could lead to a short.

    • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
      1·
      10 days ago

      I have a tcl smart TV and it has a physical switch on the base of the TV that turns the mic on and off.

      I was also able go download a program called productivity sweet which bypasses the TV’s base menu and just loads to a hdmi output screen and apps you want to see so there’s no adds or anything