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Have you firewalled off your TV yet?
Have you firewalled off your TV yet?
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You might want to fire wall off from the internet your network ready TV, especially LG TVs.
-------------http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technolo ... e15543631/-------------
It looks like LG network aware TVsĀ  are sending data packets back to LG websites with a full log of the channels you watch, even when you think you have opted out and then adds injury to this insult by going several steps further by also sending home any file names it can find on external drives plugged into it's USB port.
How many want to bet, given that all these packets are unencrypted, that LG TV's have easily compromised poorly thought out network security that allows nearly any one to reprogram them via this unencrypted internet link and send not only file names, but the full contents of any drive connected to them.
I'd recommend using your network firewall to fully isolate your network aware TV and for that matter any other network aware device from having any internet access just on general principals, even if the device is currently considered trustworthy after all how many actual security updates do you think your going to see sent out for a TV or other internet aware device.
hmelton
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Have you firewalled off your TV yet? - by hmelton - 11-22-2013, 07:06 PM
[No subject] - by Bob Schroeck - 11-22-2013, 08:18 PM
[No subject] - by Tennie - 11-22-2013, 08:20 PM
[No subject] - by Bluemage - 11-22-2013, 09:38 PM
[No subject] - by Jinx999 - 11-22-2013, 09:43 PM
[No subject] - by LynnInDenver - 11-23-2013, 04:54 AM
LG products - by hmelton - 11-23-2013, 07:32 PM

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