<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>All LG appliances are internet connected surveillance devices at this point. I refuse to allow the brand into our house now. AFAIK they haven't put cameras into their stove, washing machine or dryer yet, but they do sell fridges with cameras.</div><div><br></div><div>The only connection permitted to our TV is via HDMI cable.</div><div><br></div><div>You would think it would be safe to connect an LG computer monitor to a computer via HDMI cable, but LG has used this as another opportunity to inject malware (if you are running Windows, that is).</div><div><a href="https://x.com/wexosu/status/2078183359335874940">https://x.com/wexosu/status/2078183359335874940</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, Sep 8, 2026, at 4:51 AM, Gary Walsh via kwlug-disc wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem</div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/6IFVTcM28KA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/6IFVTcM28KA</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div><div dir="auto">Gary Walsh</div><div dir="auto">Sent with Tuta, the secure & ad-free mailbox.</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>kwlug-disc mailing list</div><div>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org</a></div><div>with the subject "unsubscribe", or email</div><div><a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org</a> to contact a human being.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>