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Monitor-Bloatware: Die Katze ist aus dem Sack Auf Smart-TVs sind Werbung und Tracking seit Jahren üblich. Jetzt bahnt sich der Schmarrn auf Monitoren an. Ein Kommentar von Mark Mantel. https://www.heise.de/meinung/Monitor-Bloatware-Die-Katze-ist-aus-dem-Sack-11390515.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon #IT #LG #McAfee #Microsoft #Monitor #SmartTV #Tracking #Werbebranche #Windows #news

New monitor, surprise software, McAfee ad. 😬 Episode 443 of @sharedsecurity@infosec.exchange looks at LG monitor bloatware, smart TV proxy apps, and why “just plug it in” has become a privacy/security problem. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E-lsZbkbmI8 Listen and subscribe wherever you like to get your podcasts: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe https://sharedsecurity.net/2026/07/27/your-monitor-can-install-adware-now/ #podcast #cybersecurity #privacy #mcafee

LG monitors will no longer feature external ads in Windows The unsolicited advertising engine from LG monitors will be somewhat restricted after user protests. LG is apparently reacting to pressure from Microsoft. https://www.heise.de/en/news/LG-monitors-will-no-longer-feature-external-ads-in-Windows-11378397.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon #Apps #IT #LG #McAfee #Microsoft #Monitor #Werbebranche #Windows #news

#Microsoft responds to #LG monitors installing #McAfee ads on #Windows https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-to-lg-monitors-installing-mcafee-ads-on-windows/ #cybersecurity #advertising #privacy

⚠️ DO NOT BUY: LG’s Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns

The attached #video details the absolute #privacy horror of LG #television and #monitor products, that install #adware without consent, have #AI integration, and a horrible privacy policy..

LG recently forced upon us an app install loaded with #McAfee adware through a #Windows update. We found that this has been happening to tons of users, made worse by LG's shady history with #TV's that instruct buyers to inform house visitors of third-party microphones in their living room. At no point in the adware or application install did LG or Microsoft ask us for consent or permission to install the software and enable its various permissions. On monitors ranging 1 day old in our office to 3 years old, we've been able to replicate these issues -- including on the LG 34GX900A-B that we just bought (and have now returned, following #spyware concerns).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6bM