vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMicrosoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windowsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down14
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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86arrow-down1·3 days 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-up46·3 days 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-up4·3 days 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.