[LINK] LG Smart TVs send filenames from USB drives!

[Rick Welykochy]

Andy Farkas wrote:

> No wonder I don't own a smart TV yet:
>
>    <http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html>
>
> "At this point, I decided to do some traffic analysis to see what
> was being sent.  It turns out that viewing information appears to
> be being sent regardless of whether this option ["Collection of
> watching info"] is set to On or Off."

Easy solution: disable networking on the TV.

Also, probably best to disable DHCP on your router and/or wireless
unit. This stops these damn things from connecting automatically.

Static IPs are the safest way to go.

Of course, the trade-off is either more security or more convenience.


cheers
rickw



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