Most “Smart” TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), essentially taking snapshots every 10+ms of what you watch and hear, then forwarding & selling that data to companies for ads, etc. I now feel it’s only a matter of time before this “feature” finds its way to our ever “smarter” PC monitors.
LG with the help of Windows is already installing adware when the right Device ID is detected.
☑️ To disable ACR on TV: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/how-to-disable-acr-tv/
Why is McAfee still a company? What is the business case for such fuckrot software? Who even pays who here?
linux
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has not been immune to this type of attack. this is a trusted delivery mechanism being hijacked.
What is the symptom of a Linux machine being attacked by this? What can even happen? Doesn’t the operating system need to support whatever is being installed, and also allow it to happen?
so, this driver is delivered part of microsofts store system. linux app repos are vulnerable to library take over. there have been a few stories but this ine almost made it into red hads enrerprise lts
To play devils advocate for them, if whoever is packaging fwup for the monitor either doesnt catch LG packaging malicious shit with it, or is for some reason allowing it to happen, it could happen.
but then you’d have the wrath of at least a thousand enraged linux nerds on your ass and their stock would probably get tanked for a day.
