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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2026
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If you can detect and identify the other devices on the LAN, you know exactly which other smart devices the customer has, and at scale that's very valuable market research. They could probably even start sending ads to customers for an LG replacement if a device drops off the network.