Hello! I am thinking about buying a new smart TV, and the internet’s wisdom suggests that LG WebOS has the best smart tv integration in HA. However, I recently heard about how people see ads even on HDMI inputs on these newer LG OLED tvs. Is this still a thing? Would buying this be a bad idea? I …

Modern reality if you care about privacy is dont hook up any smart tv to wifi, or block its access to internet via firewall. IR control from a Broadcom mini with smart plug watt monitoring is my current method of TV control. Then some HDMI source that fits your privacy needs from a PC to android tv…

[image] aura: Would buying this be a bad idea? LG TV’s have many features - including many microphones listening for your wishes and desires :tada: [image] LG TVs spy on you, record your voice transcribe what you said and send it to the cloud? Social …

Honest question: why do you need a smart TV? Can you not do what you want to with a set-top box of sorts? Commercial ones like Apple TV, or a Pi with Kodi, a Plex server, or Android TV.

[image] parautenbach: Honest question: why do you need a smart TV? We don’t :wink: [image] parautenbach: Can you not do what you want to with a set-top box of sorts? Commercial ones like Apple TV, or a Pi with Kodi, a Plex server, or Android TV. You can - still your content gets analy…

Yes, 100%, I didn’t want to imply that commercial set-top boxes don’t track you, but overall YMMV and you might be able to pick the lesser of evils. :grinning_face:

[image] parautenbach: pick the lesser of evils. That gets harder every day. For a quick glance of what brands to avoid it’s easy enough to consult the csa-IoT “promoter” list for a start to find the biggest enshitificators on the market: [image] Our Members | Promoters | Participant…

[image] shanewane: Then some HDMI source that fits your privacy needs from a PC to android tv. Now if it turns out that your PC does actually the same as the receiver LG (TV) screen chapters and analyzes your stuff even before it is send out via HDMI? :thinking: [Microsoft’s Terrifyi…

LG Smart TVs and Privacy

Third party integrations

orange-assistant (■■■■■■■■) September 22, 2026, 8:34am 3

LG TV’s have many features - including many microphones listening for your wishes and desires

Wasn’t LG just caught red handed analyzing everything you plug into your TV - including the content of external devices plugged in via HDMI?