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[Gamers Nexus] - LG Says We're Fake News
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this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2026
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Most people who are aware of the issue and also care about it would probably rather figure out setting up a pihole than replacing an otherwise okay TV. Like me.
I believe the OG gamer nexus article did say that a pie hole isn’t quite enough as LG can hide the data within legit data and nothing short of a firewall would suffice and the best solution is to never connect it to the internet not even for updates.
This is the answer. My Samsung “smart tv” doesn’t know WiFi exists. A separate box for all the smart apps, that too blocked from accessing most tracking networks using NextDNS.
It doesn't need to be your wifi. Neighbor turning on hotspot without password on their phone is enough to send the recorded data.
Damn. Didn’t think of that.
you can remove the wifi adapter in some models
Or disable wifi entirely. Mine has an option to turn it on or off.
if you trust that setting