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# LG TVs Caught Scanning Home Networks Without User Consent
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/lg-tvs-caught-scanning-home-networks-without-user-consent/
- Published: 2026-09-09T16:13:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T16:13:19.000Z
- Description: LG’s televisions perform unauthorized network reconnaissance on home LANs, identifying connected devices including phones and smart home systems. The behavior persists even when the TV is powered off.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, IoT, privacy, hardware

Source: [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/lg-tv-shown-capable-of-tracking-user-activity-even-when-offline/?ref=adjacent.media)

LG's televisions perform unauthorized network reconnaissance on home LANs, identifying connected devices including phones and smart home systems. The behavior persists even when the TV is powered off. The discovery exposes how manufacturers handle the "always listening" infrastructure in connected devices: living rooms become active surveillance nodes that treat a user's home network as a target for continuous mapping rather than a shared domestic space.