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Are My Sensitive Files at Risk? Plugging an External Drive into an LG Smart TV (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Peregrino_Ominoso on 2025-01-19 21:39:10.

CONTEXT:

I have an external HD that contains important personal and sensitive documents. I also use this same drive to save movies from my PC and connect it to an LG Smart TV to watch them. I never take the HD out of the house, and since it serves multiple purposes, it is not encrypted.

Recently, I have come across multiple articles associating LG Smart TVs with various privacy concerns, particularly regarding data collection practices and potential security vulnerabilities.

QUESTION:

Should I be concerned that, by connecting my external HD to the LG Smart TV, any of my personal documents could be accessed or subject to data collection by LG?

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