How to Disable ACR to Stop Your TV From Tracking You
If you have an LG TV, you might have woken up on Tuesday to some concerning headlines: A thorough investigation by YouTube channel Gamers Nexus found that LG TVs are capable of collecting an enormous amount of data, all without active participation from nearby users. Gamers Nexus showed that LG TVs can identify nearby devices and store their information, including things like device names, location, and IP addresses. The investigation argues that this might be why LG advertises itself as having access to 363 million "secondary" devices, despite posting only 216 million smart TV sales worldwide. Most pressing of all, Gamers Nexus showed that LG TVs have the ability to record audio and save transcripts, even when the TV isn't actively connected to the internet. You might think you're preventing the worst of the tracking by disconnecting your TV from the network, but it's possible your conversations are being recorded all the same. To be clear, Gamers Nexus isn...
