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Re:GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea by p0lychromatic on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @02:27AM (#49606256)
The bad idea is that by rooting, you can (of course) turn your device into a 24/7 surveillance device that sends voice and video data everywhere.

That does not mean that LG does all that by default.

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Re:GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea by nokeya on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @02:42AM (#49606367)
Because of course it does. You are fighting the wrong side, they should proof they are good, not you defend them.
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Re:GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea by m4rtink on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @04:59AM (#49607582)
Yeah, it is insane a fully open source firmware with reproducible builds is not a minimum standard for something as sensitive as a modern smart TV.
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Re:GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea by p0lychromatic on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @05:04AM (#49607644)
It is not the minimum standard for computers. Why should it be for TVs?
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Re:GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea by m4rtink on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @08:02AM (#49609161)
It should be the minimum standard everywhere.
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Re:GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea by t_mahmood on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @06:03AM (#49608148)
You're just jumping around a single point about rooting, whereas the video shows it's logging all the devices, with their ip, name, even detecting someone being in a Teams call. And you are as with the article, trying to sidetrack all of it by focusing on rooting.
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