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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.

www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart-TVs-caught-logging-audio-with-screen-off-and-snooping-on-local-devices.1391214.0.html

Replying to @⁨schizoidman@lemmy.zip⁩

This is a good time to remind everyone to:

I hope it helps!

Replying to @⁨Sunflier@lemmy.world⁩

To clarify, are you looking for where to get a pihole or where to get the LG rules?

Pihole is essentially a dns server that routes junk you dont want to nothing so that ads or trackers cant phone home. You can run it on any computer, but then need to make sure your router or devices are using it as a dns server.

The rules for blocking can be found in lots of places, everyone has their own lists. Im not familiar with lg specific rules but there are probably hardware telemetry lists out there if you search pihole lg block list

Replying to @⁨Sunflier@lemmy.world⁩

Pihole runs a dns service for your network, translating server names to ip addresses. The block lists keep certain ads, malware and other unwanted behavior from functioning, but only those that can be blocked this way. Not all ads and malware can be. For instance it can’t block YouTube ads so browser extensions like UBlock Origin are still useful but it certainly blocks a lot of stuff.

Replying to @⁨Sunflier@lemmy.world⁩

Yes, it will do that. I wouldn’t call it an extension. Pihole is a DNS server. It’s the “phonebook” that your devices will use to look up IP addresses that correspond with the requested domains. If a domain is requested and it happens to be on the block list, it will deny the lookup.

Adguard offers a similar service that isn’t self hosted (Which I use as backup) and they have a pretty good explanation here: adguard-dns.io/en/welcome.html#workStages