{
  "id": 6429560,
  "title": "LG accused of tracking its smart TV users, scanning home networks, and recording conversations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/lg-accused-of-tracking-its-smart-tv-users-scanning-home-networks-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113777-lg-accused-tracking-smart-tv-users-scanning-home.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The investigators found that LG was using Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology to track not only users' viewing habits but also any content played through the TVs' HDMI, USB, RJ45, optical, RCA, and coaxial ports. However, using ACR to track content is not just a problem limited to LG but... Read Entire Article",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}