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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 163 points 1 month ago (30 children)

This is because as soon as a monitor is connected to a Windows computer, it automatically installs both the LG Monitor App Installer and McAfee Scam Detector without ever asking the user for permission.

Is this not a felony under U.S. law? Computer hacking has HUGE criminal liability.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Another win for Linux

[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 month ago

The more I learn about windows the more I wish I would've ditched it a long time ago instead of last month...

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