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Ads<\/a> and tracking<\/a> have turned TVs into privacy nightmares<\/a>. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that I\u2019ve written a guide for avoiding them<\/a>. One recommendation in that guide is to use a computer monitor. But in recent years, monitors have become more capable of pushing ads and tracking users.<\/p>\n

Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.<\/p>\n

LG monitors\u2019 McAfee ads<\/h2>\n

LG lost some trust after a recent report that some of its monitors installed McAfee pop-up ads onto connected computers<\/a>. Since at least 2024<\/a>, some of these displays installed an app, LG Monitor App Installer, onto connected computers under the cover of driver updates installed through Windows Update.<\/p>\n

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Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that I\u2019ve written a guide for avoiding them. One recommendation in that guide is to use a computer monitor. But in recent years, monitors have become more capable of pushing ads and tracking users. 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