• LG Smart TV claims 500 hours of testing.
• It was claimed that audio data was being handled even when the TV was switched off.
• LG company has responded on this matter and the discussion about privacy has started.

Even if we turn off the TV, we feel that the TV is listening to our every conversation. One such shocking case has come to the fore. The guys from two big YouTube channels, Gamers Nexus and Level 1 Tech LG Tested for 500 hours on Smart TV. After that he said that he was doing something even when the TV was off. Now LG company has given its answer.

Is the mic turned on in a closed TV?

What these people said is very frightening. He said, TV screen off Even so, audio data continues to flow out of it. It means the TV was listening to your speech. Even when they turned off the Internet, the TV was still storing the data in its memory and sending the data to the company's servers as soon as the Internet came back on.

What did LG company answer?

After the allegations were made, LG immediately disclosed. “Our TVs do not record anyone's speech without permission,” the company said. What they mean is that the TV only listens if you press the volume button on the remote or say “Hi LG.” If you don't say anything or it doesn't understand the command, the sound is immediately deleted. It doesn't go to our servers. But how did those researchers see the audio traffic? This is still under debate. LG Smart TV Privacy Concerns:

Does your mobile, smartwatch scan too?

Another thing came out in this test. They installed a tool called Wireshark to understand what is going on in the network. They noticed that the LG TV was looking for another gadget in the house. It was also scanning your phone, your watch, laptop, and nearby Wi-Fi networks. Now that doesn't mean the TV is reading photos or messages from your phone. Not so.

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But it is looking at who is connected to the network. LG says this is what all smart TVs do. This has to be done to connect other devices in the house. This is a normal feature. The TV monitors not only the sound but also what you watch on the TV. It is called ACR –

Automatic content recognition

It knows not only what you watch on YouTube, what you watch on Netflix, but also what you watch on other devices connected to HDMI. And then based on this information, ads are shown to you. If you are watching cricket, you will come across an ad for a cricket bat. That means all your information is used for advertising. Now LG and that researcher will know what is true and what is false. But one thing is sure that while buying a smart TV, check its privacy settings once. Turn off the mic option if not needed.

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