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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/21/13 9:04 PM, James Hall wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">There was a report _today_ that those TVs were also
browsing your network shares and sending that information out as
well.. so any porn hiding on your desktop computer in shared
folders? LG has full records of it now.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Nick
Rout <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com" target="_blank">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div class="im">On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Gary
Buhrmaster<br>
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href="mailto:gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com">gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com</a>>
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> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Greg <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>> I read this article last Sept. and the recent
thread on Cableco's and Qam<br>
>> reminded me of it....<br>
>><br>
>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57602532-93/time-warner-cable-will-let-you-junk-your-set-top-box-next-year/"
target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57602532-93/time-warner-cable-will-let-you-junk-your-set-top-box-next-year/</a><br>
>><br>
>> I can't believe they will do it,but maybe....<br>
><br>
> TWC is not alone (behind some, ahead of others)<br>
> in providing apps to provide content that you are<br>
> subscribing to on devices you want to view it on.<br>
> Netflix is arguably the existing leader in the space,<br>
> although the available content is, of course,
different.<br>
> All that content, of course, comes with various<br>
> forms of DRM. For the home gateway (which<br>
> many MSOs are promoting; any of your content,<br>
> on any of your screens), using DOCSIS 3.1 to<br>
> stream up to 10Gb/s to your home for that content,<br>
> and using DLNA (DTCP-IP) to deliver it to any<br>
> screen/device, and while you are away, apps<br>
> on your device which use your credentials to<br>
> let you view the content using your devices<br>
> protected content path.<br>
><br>
> Be wary of what you hope to see, for it will<br>
> come encumbered with DRM.<br>
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Not to mention the reporting back to mothership<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html"
target="_blank">http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html</a><br>
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LG is allegedly going to release a firmware update that stops file
scanning and reporting and *actually* turn off the viewing
reporting.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://grahamcluley.com/2013/11/lg-firmware-update-spy-tv/">http://grahamcluley.com/2013/11/lg-firmware-update-spy-tv/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/22/lg_tv_spying_statement/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/22/lg_tv_spying_statement/</a><br>
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Note to self: Turn on the sniffer when connecting new televisions,
DVD players, etc.<br>
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