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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/lg-tv-shown-capable-of-tracking-user-activity-even-when-offline/?comments-page=1#commentsReplying to @vegeta@lemmy.world
Honestly, I'm surprised this isn't common behaviour with all Smart TVs these days. It is trivial to probe a LAN network.
Only if you give it access
I have a dedicated IOT ssid and vlan (when my Orbi goes, I don’t know what I’ll replace it with…).
Each wifi node on that ssid is in client isolation mode and I carefully monitor where outbound traffic from that segment is headed.
It’s a lot of work, but it makes me feel slightly better about a thermostat, self-hosted security camera setup, and home assistant setup.