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2013-11-21, 02:58
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and no, XBMC won't be ported to LG smart TVs ;)
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As a general rule, I think private corps have the right to put this kind of calling back to the mother ship in all of their software. If nothing else, it theoretically makes it easier to figure out problems using the collected big data. The mistake LG made was making it non-optional. Users should always have the ability to either opt-in or at the very least opt-out. Without the ability to opt-out, this stuff gets really dicey, really fast.
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2013-11-21, 04:10
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(2013-11-21, 03:46)natethomas Wrote: As a general rule, I think private corps have the right to put this kind of calling back to the mother ship in all of their software. If nothing else, it theoretically makes it easier to figure out problems using the collected big data. The mistake LG made was making it non-optional. Users should always have the ability to either opt-in or at the very least opt-out. Without the ability to opt-out, this stuff gets really dicey, really fast.
Sure, but the big issue is that it keeps submitting data even when the opt-out setting is set:
Quote:In fact, there is an option in the system settings called "Collection of watching info:" which is set ON by default. This setting requires the user to scroll down to see it and, unlike most other settings, contains no "balloon help" to describe what it does.
At this point, I decided to do some traffic analysis to see what was being sent. It turns out that viewing information appears to be being sent regardless of whether this option is set to On or Off.
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Yup, which is frankly totally stupid. Doubly so in Europe, where collecting privacy data without consent is a big, big problem.
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2013-11-21, 09:29
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In NZ that privacy issue is a concern too.
Due to some infrastructure changes at home neither of my LG Smart TVs are networked at present. They aren't even attached to the antenna. All my watching comes from mythtv and/or streaming via xbmc, or stuff I have downloaded.
Next stop, LG's NZ office. After that the Privacy Commissioner.
(Edit I mean a LEGAL concern. It is of general concern whether legal or not).
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