LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking - Notebookcheck

Anyone who owns an LG smart TV must inform all guests and family members that they are being monitored – this is required by LG’s current terms of use. Meanwhile, LG monitors install potential malware and surveillance software on a connected Windows computer.

To bypass these latest terms of use on older smart TVs, you can simply choose not to install new webOS updates. However, in that case, the smart TV will no longer receive security patches. As an inve…