alt Hacker News42% of the apps on LG's platform have these quasi-malware SDKs in them? Seems kinda bad, whether it's due to negligence or just pure incompetence? You'd think there might be legal consequences for a corporation that lets their app store turn into a malware delivery system?
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It's all above board though, as you, the user, agreed to the terms & conditions for installing said app.
This won't change unless governments create and enforce laws.
> You'd think there might be legal consequences
I own an airgapped LG TV. Does anyone actually want to go class action/mass arb?
LG's own code is quasi-malware
They've seen the ruckus that follows from controlling / curating the app store experience. For example, see the comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45017028
It's not "quasi-malware," it is malware.