LG Electronics on Thursday said it is preparing a firmware update to address concerns over the discovery that some of its smart TVs have been monitoring users’ viewing habits and sending the information back to the company without owners’ consent. The issue was discovered when UK-based IT consultant Jason Huntley found that his LG smart TV had logged the channels he was watching and sent that data back to the company. Huntley reported that he discovered a setting called “Collection of watching info,” which is set on by default.
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LG Promises to Shut Down TV Spy Ops
Posted by: Peter Suciu November 21, 2013 12:51 PMLG Electronics on Thursday said it is preparing a firmware update to address concerns over the discovery that some of its smart TVs have been monitoring users’ viewing habits and sending the information back to the company without owners’ consent. The issue was discovered when UK-based IT consultant Jason Huntley found that his LG smart TV had logged the channels he was watching and sent that data back to the company. Huntley reported that he discovered a setting called “Collection of watching info,” which is set on by default.