LG Denies Smart TV Spying Allegations Amid Privacy Concerns
The company rejects claims that its televisions record audio and scan networks, stating recent coverage has created misconceptions about how the devices operate.
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The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 7 Sept 2026. decrypt.co published first, on 7 September at 21:46 UTC; Ars Technica followed 24h 06m later. The most recent article, from Engadget, appeared on 12 September at 18:17 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Ars Technica (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), decrypt.co, Latest from Tom's Hardware, zdnet.com, CNET, Engadget.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- decrypt.coYour LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off
- Ars TechnicaLG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
- Latest from Tom's HardwareLG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio
- zdnet.comThis LG TV jailbreak turns smart devices into spies, say researchers
- CNETLG Denies Its Televisions Record Ambient Conversations for Ad Targeting
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraLG defends smart-TV features amid audio surveillance allegations
- The VergeLG responds to TV spying allegations
- EngadgetLG denies accusations of smart TVs continuously recording its users
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- LG responds to TV spying allegations The Verge ·
- LG defends smart-TV features amid audio surveillance allegations Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices Ars Technica ·
- LG denies accusations of smart TVs continuously recording its users Engadget
- LG Denies Its Televisions Record Ambient Conversations for Ad Targeting CNET
- This LG TV jailbreak turns smart devices into spies, say researchers zdnet.com
- LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio Latest from Tom's Hardware
- Your LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off decrypt.co
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