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12_throw_awaytoday at 4:26 AM4 repliesview on HN

42% 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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drnick1today at 6:04 AM

It's not "quasi-malware," it is malware.

JumpCrisscrosstoday at 7:13 AM

> You'd think there might be legal consequences

I own an airgapped LG TV. Does anyone actually want to go class action/mass arb?

iso1631today at 7:25 AM

LG's own code is quasi-malware

nikanjtoday at 6:44 AM

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

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