LG accused of 'egregious invasion of privacy' over TV data collection

Researchers at Gamers Nexus allege LG smart TVs are capturing and storing audio (including plaintext transcripts), enumerating nearby Wi‑Fi networks and local devices, and transmitting collected data to LG's advertising unit—potentially even while the TV is in standby or offline—raising privacy and security concerns; LG denies the claims and says voice data is only processed when explicitly activated, while researchers also mention a possible remote code execution vulnerability under investigation.