Bad Actor: With Update, LG Says No Monitoring, No Smart TV!

LG issued a SmartTV firmware update that prompts owners to accept lengthy new Terms of Service and a Privacy Policy granting LG permission to collect and share "viewing information," basic usage data, and voice data; users who decline reportedly have smart features (Netflix, YouTube, etc.) disabled. Independent analysis and consumer complaints allege the changes effectively mandate telemetry collection and may be retroactive, raising legal and privacy concerns rather than describing a technical cyber attack.