LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

<figure> <img alt="The LG G5 OLED TV on a wooden home theater credenza, displaying an image of small colorful birds." data-caption="The LG G5 OLED is one of the TVs tested by Gamers Nexus. | Photo by John Higgins / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by John Higgins / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/258078_LG_G5_OLED_TV_JHiggins_0007.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The LG G5 OLED is one of the TVs tested by Gamers Nexus. | Photo by John Higgins / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">LG smart TVs are almost constantly logging and uploading data about owners and their homes, even when offline or on standby mode, according to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA">new report</a> from YouTube channel Gamers Nexus. The company's TV sets scan Wi-Fi networks for nearby devices, record audio logs through their microphones, and use audio and video sampling to recognize exactly what you're watching from across the TV inputs.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Gamers Nexus partnered with fellow YouTubers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Level1Techs">Level1Techs</a> and independent security researchers for the investigation, which involved testing retail LG OLEDs. Packet captures showed the TVs scanning the local area network for nearby hardware like pho …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>