LG TVs Can Scan Your Network And Track Your Devices

The findings discovered by security research led LG televisions to evoke serious concerns in the industry. These devices can scan other devices on the local network they are connected and track user mobility. In short, they can have the capacity of spying what’s going on in your home network.

The findings documented by researchers include:

• LG TVs can explore smartphones, tablets and other IoT devices connected in the local network
• Some data stored even if TV is not open or disconnected from the internet
• The scanned device information can be transmitted to LG servers in encrypted form
• Since the storage of text and device information is almost no cost, this monitoring can continue for a long time
• Users have difficulty finding open options to disable this feature

These findings show how serious the privacy and data security issues in the smart TV category. It is a common problem that the properties they integrate into the devices of the producers are not fully understood by users. Specifically, functions such as local network scan can be included without user permission and knowledge.

Consumers should do additional research to understand what data they collect and how smart devices they buy. It is critical to increasing security awareness and providing transparency of producers, reducing such problems.