LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio

Tom's Hardware ^ | September 9, 2026 | Stephen Warwick

[Vendome]

TVs were also said to be recording, scanning local area networks, logging data, and recording audio while in standby.

In a statement to Tom's Hardware, TV manufacturer LG has strongly denied recent claims that its smart TVs constantly log and upload data, record audio while in standby, while confirming they scan local area networks for other devices, a feature common in smart TVs and media devices. The statement follows an investigation published online by Gamers Nexus, which claims LG is operating "216,000,000" spy TVs.

Earlier this week, Gamers Nexus published a video on YouTube claiming that LG smart TVs have several security and privacy concerns. The two-hour video claims, among other things, that LG's smart TVs constantly log and upload user data, even when offline or in standby mode. The TVs were also purported to be found scanning Wi-Fi networks, recording audio logs, and sampling inputs for audio and video to identify what users were watching.

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[Vendome]

"processing" is something different than "recording". And "transmitting" is something different that "storing"

[Libloather]

Man, I’m sure glad my phone does none of that.

[escapefromboston]

Its needs to be illegal for anything product to spy on its users, like cars for example.

[fruser1]

Isn’t it illegal in some states to record conversations without explicit consent?