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LG faces user revolt over adware and AI listening in monitors and TVs
LG's gaming monitors and TVs are installing adware on PCs and requiring users to warn guests they may be recorded by AI features to comply with wiretapping laws. Users are outraged over the privacy-invasive terms, which mandate consent from visitors for always-on listening. The controversy highlights growing tensions between device manufacturers and consumer privacy expectations.
Meridian48 take
LG's attempt to monetize hardware through adware and surveillance-like terms is a PR disaster that underscores the industry's overreach in balancing features with privacy.
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'Whoever came up with this is a massive idiot': LG's gaming monitors and TVs are facing a user revolt, 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 →
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