• pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    This is being pushed as a driver update. Drivers run in ring 0. LG could be snooping on you at a very low level here.

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      7 hours ago

      This is not a driver update. This is adware that is automatically installed with the device being connected. It is the same as how synapse is automatically installed with Razer products. If it was a driver, you wouldn’t be able to uninstall the software and have the device still work, not that a monitor needs a driver anyway.

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      9 hours ago

      But they promised that their installer isn’t sending any data back to LG!

      They didn’t promise the app itself isn’t snooping or that McAfee isn’t snooping, but the installer isn’t snooping, they swear!