# LG says your TV isn't listening in

> LG is pushing back on TV spying claims, but the denial hinges on one slippery word.
- Title: LG says your TV isn't listening in · The Verge | Shortify
- Summary: LG is pushing back on TV spying claims, but the denial hinges on one slippery word. LG denied continuous recording, not recording, and left the biggest…
- Keywords: privacy, smart tvs, surveillance, advertising, technology, culture, isn't, listening, The Verge
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/tech/994333/lg-responds-to-tv-spying-allegations
- Author: Terrence O'Brien
- Published: 2026-09-12T15:19:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: privacy, smart tvs, lg, surveillance, advertising, technology, culture
## Researchers found the logs
Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs, and independent security researchers showed LG TVs logging and uploading data about the people watching them.
## LG blames the coverage
Rather than dispute the logs directly, LG framed the reporting as a misunderstanding of how its smart TVs actually work.

> Some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work.
## One word does the work
LG says its TVs do not continuously record or transmit conversations, and that wake-word detection stays on the device. Continuously is carrying the whole denial.

> TVs do not continuously record or transmit users' conversations
## The demo undercuts it
Gamers Nexus showed an LG set keeping detailed logs of ambient conversation long after you would expect the AI assistant to have stopped listening.
## Optional, but opaque
LG says content recognition, voice recognition, and interest-based ads are off by default. It also says fingerprinting captures no recordings or screenshots.

> ACR uses audio fingerprinting technology using the TV's internal audio processor
## What LG skipped
No answer on how much data it collects, who receives it, how attackers might abuse these features, or why the privacy settings are presented so confusingly.
## Key takeaway

LG denied continuous recording, not recording, and left the biggest privacy questions unanswered.