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LG TVs are facing scrutiny due to a video seemingly showing the devices\u2019 capability to track users when the TVs are off.<\/p>\n

YouTube channel Gamers Nexus<\/a> worked with Level1Techs, a technology-focused YouTube channel,\u00a0and security researchers to analyze LG TVs\u2019 tracking capabilities. They shared packet captures that pointed to the TVs, including LG\u2019s pricey G5 OLED TV, scanning the LAN for other devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe [G5] crawled our entire network and found dozens of unrelated devices, including smartwatches and phones of our staff who didn’t even know we were working on this,\u201d Steve Burke, Gamers Nexus’ editor-in-chief, said.<\/p>\n

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LG TVs are facing scrutiny due to a video seemingly showing the devices\u2019 capability to track users when the TVs are off. YouTube channel Gamers Nexus worked with Level1Techs, a technology-focused YouTube channel,\u00a0and security researchers to analyze LG TVs\u2019 tracking capabilities. 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