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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86arrow-down1·2 months agoThis is being pushed as a driver update. Drivers run in ring 0. LG could be snooping on you at a very low level here.
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 months agoBut they promised that their installer isn’t sending any data back to LG! They didn’t promise the app itself isn’t snooping or that McAfee isn’t snooping, but the installer isn’t snooping, they swear!
minus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoGreat, add it to the list of hundreds of others.
This is being pushed as a driver update. Drivers run in ring 0. LG could be snooping on you at a very low level here.
But they promised that their installer isn’t sending any data back to LG!
They didn’t promise the app itself isn’t snooping or that McAfee isn’t snooping, but the installer isn’t snooping, they swear!
Great, add it to the list of hundreds of others.