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| '''LG ThinQ data collection''' refers to the personal information [[LG]] gathers and shares through its ThinQ companion app and the connected appliances it controls, and to the way LG gates appliance app features behind repeated acceptance of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When LG revises those terms, the ThinQ app presents a full-screen wall headed ''"Agree to Terms and Conditions"'' that tells the user ''"LG Electronics' Terms of Service has been revised."'' and ''"Please agree to the terms again."'', offering a single ''"Accept all"'' control before a ''"Next"'' button.<ref name="consent-wall">Screenshot of the LG ThinQ app re-consent screen, supplied by an LG washing-machine owner in the EU, July 18, 2024. On-screen text reads "Agree to Terms and Conditions", "LG Electronics' Terms of Service has been revised.", "Please agree to the terms again.", "Accept all", "LG Electronics Account", "Terms of Use", "Privacy Policy", and "Next".</ref> The July 10, 2024 LG Privacy Policy that governs ThinQ lists collection of data ranging from a ''"speaker's voice and its' translated text"'' to a connected appliance's ''"power (on/off) and power usage information"'', and names ''"Advertising partners"'' and ''"marketing companies and data brokers"'' among the parties LG shares with or receives data from.<ref name="policy-collect">{{Cite web |title=LG Electronics Privacy Policy |url=https://www.lg.com/global/privacy/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-07-10 |access-date=2026-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821003332/https://www.lg.com/global/privacy/ |archive-date=2024-08-21}} "Last Updated: 07 / 10 / 2024." Applies to "our SmartHome services offered via our ThinQ App." Quotations in this article reproduce the version dated July 10, 2024, captured in the viewer's screenshots; the live policy was revised on April 29, 2026.</ref> LG markets the appliances themselves as ''"AI"'' products it describes as ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living."''<ref name="lg-kitchen">{{Cite web |title=Kitchen Reinvented with LG AI Core-Tech |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lg-ai-core-tech/kitchen/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> | | '''LG ThinQ data collection''' is the personal information [[LG]] gathers and shares through its ThinQ companion app and the connected appliances it controls, and the way LG gates appliance app features behind repeated acceptance of its revised Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When LG revises its terms, the ThinQ app shows a full-screen wall reading ''"Please agree to the terms again."'' with a single ''"Accept all"'' control before the app's features return.<ref name="consent-wall">Screenshot of the LG ThinQ app re-consent screen, supplied by an LG washing-machine owner in the EU, July 18, 2024. On-screen text reads "Agree to Terms and Conditions", "LG Electronics' Terms of Service has been revised.", "Please agree to the terms again.", "Accept all", "LG Electronics Account", "Terms of Use", "Privacy Policy", and "Next".</ref> The July 10, 2024 policy that governs ThinQ lists collection ranging from a ''"speaker's voice and its' translated text"'' to a connected appliance's ''"power (on/off) and power usage information"'', and names ''"Advertising partners"'' and ''"marketing companies and data brokers"'' among the parties LG shares with or receives data from.<ref name="policy-collect">{{Cite web |title=LG Electronics Privacy Policy |url=https://www.lg.com/global/privacy/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-07-10 |access-date=2026-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821003332/https://www.lg.com/global/privacy/ |archive-date=2024-08-21}} "Last Updated: 07 / 10 / 2024." Applies to "our SmartHome services offered via our ThinQ App." Quotations in this article reproduce the version dated July 10, 2024, captured in the viewer's screenshots; the live policy was revised on April 29, 2026.</ref> |
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| == The ThinQ app and forced re-consent == | | == Forced re-consent in the ThinQ app == |
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| [[File:LG ThinQ re-consent wall.png|thumb|right|upright=0.8|The LG ThinQ app's forced re-consent wall presents a single ''"Accept all"'' control before its ''"Next"'' button, captured by an LG washing-machine owner in the EU on July 18, 2024.<ref name="consent-wall" />]] | | [[File:LG ThinQ re-consent wall.png|thumb|right|upright=0.8|The LG ThinQ app's forced re-consent wall presents a single ''"Accept all"'' control before its ''"Next"'' button, captured by an LG washing-machine owner in the EU on July 18, 2024.<ref name="consent-wall" />]] |
| LG controls its connected appliances through the ThinQ app, and can suspend the app's features until the user accepts a new version of its terms. The wall a viewer captured in July 2024 routes acceptance through one button. It reads ''"Agree to Terms and Conditions"'', states ''"LG Electronics' Terms of Service has been revised."'' and ''"Please agree to the terms again."'', links to ''"LG Electronics Account"'', ''"Terms of Use"'', and ''"Privacy Policy"'', and presents ''"Accept all"'' as the single path forward to the ''"Next"'' button.<ref name="consent-wall" /> The screen shows no per-item toggle; the choice is to accept everything or stop using the app's connected features. | | LG controls its connected appliances through the ThinQ app and can suspend the app's features until the user accepts a revised version of its terms. The wall a viewer captured in July 2024 routes acceptance through one button:<ref name="consent-wall" /> |
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| One concrete instance comes from a viewer who emailed Louis Rossmann, an LG washing-machine owner in the EU, on July 18, 2024. He wrote that his washing machine notified him a cycle had finished, and that opening the notification forced the re-consent wall before the app would work again. The app's practical use to him was checking how long a cycle would take. He described the exchange as <blockquote>''They take everything ... just to give you the most basic infos in exchange.''</blockquote><ref name="viewer-email">Email to Louis Rossmann from an LG washing-machine owner in the EU, July 18, 2024. Firsthand correspondence; sender identity withheld.</ref> and called it ''"The shittiest deal ever."''<ref name="viewer-email" /> He said the app ''"can't even work locally on my IoT network"'', so he had to expose it to the internet to receive a cycle-done notification.<ref name="viewer-email" /> His account is one documented case of the pattern the screenshot shows, not a measure of how often the wall appears.
| | * Headed ''"Agree to Terms and Conditions"'', it states ''"LG Electronics' Terms of Service has been revised."'' and ''"Please agree to the terms again."'' |
| | * It links to ''"LG Electronics Account"'', ''"Terms of Use"'', and ''"Privacy Policy"''. |
| | * It offers a single ''"Accept all"'' control before the ''"Next"'' button, with no per-item toggle. |
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| == What the LG ThinQ privacy policy collects and shares == | | A viewer who emailed Louis Rossmann, an LG washing-machine owner in the EU, reported the wall on July 18, 2024:<ref name="viewer-email">Email to Louis Rossmann from an LG washing-machine owner in the EU, July 18, 2024. Firsthand correspondence; sender identity withheld.</ref> |
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| The LG Privacy Policy is dated ''"Last Updated: 07 / 10 / 2024"'' and states that it applies to ''"our SmartHome services offered via our ThinQ App."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> It separates what users provide directly, what LG collects automatically, and what flows from each linked appliance. | | * His washing machine notified him a cycle had finished; opening the notification forced the wall before the app would work again. |
| | * The app's only use to him was checking how long a cycle would take. |
| | * He called it ''"The shittiest deal ever"'', saying they ''"take everything ... just to give you the most basic infos in exchange."'' |
| | * He said the app ''"can't even work locally on my IoT network"'', so he had to expose it to the internet to get a cycle-done notification. |
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| Among the information LG says it collects directly are a user's name, email address, phone number, ''"date of birth"'', gender, ''"speakers voice"'', photo, video, payment card information, and shipping address, alongside ''"interactions with connected electronic devices."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> Through the ThinQ service specifically, the policy lists identity data including ''"speaker's voice and its' translated text"'' (reproducing LG's own apostrophe placement), profile and home and room data such as a ''"home ID"'', ''"background screen URL"'', ''"address"'', and ''"geolocation"'', and usage information about how the user interacts with the app.<ref name="policy-collect" />
| | His account is one documented case of the pattern the screenshot shows, not a measure of how often the wall appears. |
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| The policy describes a separate stream of data from each appliance linked to ThinQ: ''"device status, device settings, device behaviour and history of use, power (on/off) and power usage information, information on network connection and surrounding network environment"'', data on function execution and operation, and ''"Product Error/Malfunction Information"''.<ref name="policy-collect" /> Two appliance categories carry environmental sensing language. For Air Conditioning Smart Care, the policy lists ''"Spatial data, including user location (according to distance and angle)"'' and ''"human sensing information"''.<ref name="policy-collect" /> For the robot vacuum, it lists images and video, a ''"drawing map"'', ''"cleaning reservation information"'', and ''"cleaning history, cleaning diary list"''.<ref name="policy-collect" />
| | == What LG ThinQ collects and shares == |
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| LG also states that it receives data about users from outside parties. The policy says LG collects information ''"from other third parties, for example marketing companies and data brokers"'', and that it may receive information from ''"Facebook, Google, Amazon or Line."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> On the sharing side, the policy names ''"Advertising partners"'' with whom LG shares ''"how you interact with our Services, the ads you see and the purchases you make"'', along with ''"Third party IoT providers"'', authorised resellers, and recipients during a ''"merger or transfer, reorganisation, acquisition or sale."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> The policy states that for residents of the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, LG ''"will transfer your personal information to other countries outside the EEA, UK or Switzerland, including the Republic of Korea and the United States."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> | | The LG Privacy Policy that governs ThinQ is dated ''"Last Updated: 07 / 10 / 2024"'' and applies to ''"our SmartHome services offered via our ThinQ App."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
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| | * Name, email, phone number, ''"date of birth"'', gender, ''"speakers voice"'', photo, video, payment card information, and shipping address.<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
| | * ''"speaker's voice and its' translated text"'' (LG's own apostrophe placement), profile and home and room data, and ''"geolocation"''.<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
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| | * ''"device behaviour and history of use, power (on/off) and power usage information, information on network connection and surrounding network environment"'', and ''"Product Error/Malfunction Information"''.<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
| | * Air Conditioning Smart Care: ''"Spatial data, including user location (according to distance and angle)"'' and ''"human sensing information"''.<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
| | * Robot vacuum: images and video, a ''"drawing map"'', and ''"cleaning history, cleaning diary list"''.<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
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| | * LG receives information ''"from other third parties, for example marketing companies and data brokers"'', and may receive data from ''"Facebook, Google, Amazon or Line."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
| | * LG shares with ''"Advertising partners"'' ''"how you interact with our Services, the ads you see and the purchases you make"'', along with ''"Third party IoT providers"'' and authorised resellers.<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
| | * For EEA, UK, and Swiss users, LG ''"will transfer your personal information to other countries outside the EEA, UK or Switzerland, including the Republic of Korea and the United States."''<ref name="policy-collect" /> |
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| == LG's "AI" appliances and "Affectionate Intelligence" == | | == LG's "AI" appliances and "Affectionate Intelligence" == |
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| LG's marketing frames its connected appliances as artificial-intelligence products. Its washer and dryer page opens with the brand line: <blockquote>''LG redefined AI as 'Affectionate Intelligence', highlighting its commitment to developing empathetic and caring AI that delivers exceptional customer experiences.''</blockquote><ref name="lg-washer">{{Cite web |title=LG AI Core-Tech in Washing Machine & Dryer |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lg-ai-core-tech/washing-machine-dryer/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> The kitchen page lists ''"Analyzing"'', ''"Optimizing"'', ''"Adapting"'', ''"Learning every pattern to enable a truly intelligent kitchen experience"'', and ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"'' under its ThinQ heading.<ref name="lg-kitchen" /> ''"Listening and responding in real time"'' is LG's own marketing phrasing on that page; the page does not state that any kitchen appliance contains a microphone or records audio in the home. | | LG markets its connected appliances as artificial-intelligence products: |
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| The laundry features LG labels ''"AI"'' describe physical load sensing, not audio. LG's AI DD washing machine ''"individually analyze[s] the weight and fabric type of your laundry"'' and adjusts drum motion accordingly, and its AI sensing ''"is activated when the load is under 3kg."''<ref name="lg-washer" /> The dryer's AI DUAL Inverter ''"detects weight and moisture levels"'' to set drying time and temperature.<ref name="lg-washer" /> These are load measurements taken inside the drum.
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| Cameras appear in LG's higher-end appliances and look inside the appliance rather than at the room. At CES 2026, LG presented an LG SIGNATURE refrigerator whose ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients, suggest recipes and offer creative substitutions"'', and an oven with ''"Gourmet AI, which uses an AI camera inside the oven to identify more than 85 dishes"''. LG said the refrigerator is ''"Equipped with conversational AI based on Large Language Model (LLM) technology"''.<ref name="ces2026">{{Cite web |title=LG SIGNATURE Evolves With AI, Redefining Premium Home Appliances at CES 2026 |url=https://www.lg.com/my/about-lg/press-and-media/lg-signature-evolves-with-ai-ces-2026/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> LG's ambient-sensing claim for the home is tied to its ThinQ ON hub. On its AI Home page, LG says ''"ThinQ ON listens to your commands and sense the surroundings"'', and that by ''"Detecting temperature, humidity, air quality, and occupancy"'' its devices ''"intuitively optimize performance"''.<ref name="lg-aihome">{{Cite web |title=LG AI Home |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lifes-good-in-action/ai-home/ |website=LG Electronics |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>
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| The viewer reported that the ThinQ app ''"can't even work locally on my IoT network"'', and that to get a notification when a wash cycle finished he had to expose the app to the internet rather than keep the traffic on his own network.<ref name="viewer-email" /> That account matches the routing LG's own policy describes. Data from a linked appliance, including its ''"power (on/off) and power usage information"'' and ''"information on network connection"'', is processed through LG's Services, and for EEA, UK, and Swiss residents the policy says that data is transferred to the Republic of Korea and the United States.<ref name="policy-collect" /> The same viewer said the Home Assistant open-source project offers plugins for connected appliances, but found it too complicated to set up.<ref name="viewer-email" />
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| == Earlier LG smart-device data and security incidents == | | * The washer and dryer page brands LG's approach ''"Affectionate Intelligence"'', an ''"empathetic and caring AI"''.<ref name="lg-washer">{{Cite web |title=LG AI Core-Tech in Washing Machine & Dryer |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lg-ai-core-tech/washing-machine-dryer/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
| | * The kitchen page lists ''"Analyzing"'', ''"Optimizing"'', ''"Adapting"'', and ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"''; it does not state that any kitchen appliance contains a microphone or records audio in the home.<ref name="lg-kitchen">{{Cite web |title=Kitchen Reinvented with LG AI Core-Tech |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lg-ai-core-tech/kitchen/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
| | * The laundry ''"AI"'' features measure the load, not audio: the AI DD washer ''"individually analyze[s] the weight and fabric type of your laundry"'' and activates ''"when the load is under 3kg."''<ref name="lg-washer" /> |
| | * At CES 2026, an LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"'' and an oven's ''"Gourmet AI, which uses an AI camera inside the oven to identify more than 85 dishes"''; the refrigerator is ''"Equipped with conversational AI based on Large Language Model (LLM) technology"''.<ref name="ces2026">{{Cite web |title=LG SIGNATURE Evolves With AI, Redefining Premium Home Appliances at CES 2026 |url=https://www.lg.com/my/about-lg/press-and-media/lg-signature-evolves-with-ai-ces-2026/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
| | * On its AI Home page, LG says ''"ThinQ ON listens to your commands and sense the surroundings"'' and that by ''"Detecting temperature, humidity, air quality, and occupancy"'' its devices ''"intuitively optimize performance"''.<ref name="lg-aihome">{{Cite web |title=LG AI Home |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lifes-good-in-action/ai-home/ |website=LG Electronics |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
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| LG's collection of usage data from its connected products predates the ThinQ brand. In 2013, NBC News reported that LG Smart TVs transmitted information about what users watched, and that data continued to be sent even after a user switched the collection setting off. NBC News reported that the data was transmitted unencrypted, and that in one test the names of files saved on a connected USB drive were transmitted to LG.<ref name="nbc2013">{{Cite web |title=LG smart TVs could be grabbing your personal data |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/technolog/lg-smart-tvs-could-be-grabbing-your-personal-data-2d11637254 |website=NBC News |date=2013-11-21 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>
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| In 2017, the security firm Check Point disclosed a vulnerability it called HomeHack in LG's SmartThinQ infrastructure. Check Point reported that a flaw in the mobile app's authentication let its researchers take over a user's LG account knowing only the victim's email address, and from there control the user's appliances, including the live video camera built into LG's Hom-Bot robot vacuum.<ref name="checkpoint">{{Cite web |title=HomeHack: How Hackers Could Have Taken Control of LG's IoT Home Appliances |url=https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/homehack-how-hackers-could-have-taken-control-of-lgs-iot-home-appliances/ |website=Check Point Software Technologies |date=2017-10-26 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> Check Point said it disclosed the issue to LG and that LG fixed it in an update.<ref name="checkpoint" /> | | * In 2013, NBC News reported that LG Smart TVs transmitted what users watched, kept sending data after a user switched the collection setting off, sent it unencrypted, and in one test transmitted the names of files saved on a connected USB drive to LG.<ref name="nbc2013">{{Cite web |title=LG smart TVs could be grabbing your personal data |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/technolog/lg-smart-tvs-could-be-grabbing-your-personal-data-2d11637254 |website=NBC News |date=2013-11-21 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
| | * In 2017, Check Point disclosed the HomeHack vulnerability: a flaw in the SmartThinQ app let its researchers take over an LG account knowing only the victim's email address and control the user's appliances, including the live video camera in LG's Hom-Bot robot vacuum. Check Point said LG fixed it in an update.<ref name="checkpoint">{{Cite web |title=HomeHack: How Hackers Could Have Taken Control of LG's IoT Home Appliances |url=https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/homehack-how-hackers-could-have-taken-control-of-lgs-iot-home-appliances/ |website=Check Point Software Technologies |date=2017-10-26 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
| | * On December 15, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued LG and four other makers ([[Samsung]], [[Sony]], Hisense, and TCL) over Automated Content Recognition, which the office said can capture screenshots of a television's display every 500 milliseconds and lets the companies ''"sell that consumer information to target ads across platforms for a profit."''<ref name="tx-suit">{{Cite web |title=Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some With Ties to CCP, for Spying on Texans |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |website=Office of the Texas Attorney General |date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> That suit concerned ACR on televisions, not ThinQ appliances.<ref name="tx-suit" /> |
| | * On May 11, 2026, the Texas Attorney General announced a settlement with LG requiring a pop-up disclosure about viewing-data collection and an opt-out.<ref name="tx-settle">{{Cite web |title=Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Agreement With LG to Protect Texans' Privacy and Stop Data From Being Collected |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-major-agreement-lg-protect-texans-privacy-and-stop-data-being |website=Office of the Texas Attorney General |date=2026-05-11 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> |
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| On December 15, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against LG and four other manufacturers ([[Samsung]], [[Sony]], Hisense, and TCL) over Automated Content Recognition (ACR), which the office said can capture screenshots of a television's display every 500 milliseconds. In the announcement, Paxton's office said the companies ''"sell that consumer information to target ads across platforms for a profit."''<ref name="tx-suit">{{Cite web |title=Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some With Ties to CCP, for Spying on Texans |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |website=Office of the Texas Attorney General |date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> That quoted characterization concerned ACR on televisions, not ThinQ appliances.<ref name="tx-suit" /> On May 11, 2026, the Texas Attorney General announced a settlement with LG under which LG agreed to display a pop-up disclosure explaining how viewing data may be collected and used, and to provide a way to opt out.<ref name="tx-settle">{{Cite web |title=Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Agreement With LG to Protect Texans' Privacy and Stop Data From Being Collected |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-major-agreement-lg-protect-texans-privacy-and-stop-data-being |website=Office of the Texas Attorney General |date=2026-05-11 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>
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| On May 25, 2018, the day the General Data Protection Regulation took effect, the privacy group noyb filed forced-consent complaints against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, arguing that the GDPR prohibits forced consent and the bundling of a service with a requirement to consent, and citing Article 7(4) of the GDPR.<ref name="noyb">{{Cite web |title=noyb.eu filed complaints over "forced consent" against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook |url=https://noyb.eu/en/noybeu-filed-complaints-over-forced-consent-against-google-instagram-whatsapp-and-facebook |website=noyb |date=2018-05-25 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> Those complaints concerned Google and Meta services, not LG.<ref name="noyb" /> | | On May 25, 2018, the day the General Data Protection Regulation took effect, the privacy group noyb filed forced-consent complaints against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, arguing that the GDPR prohibits forced consent and the bundling of a service with a requirement to consent, and citing Article 7(4) of the GDPR.<ref name="noyb">{{Cite web |title=noyb.eu filed complaints over "forced consent" against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook |url=https://noyb.eu/en/noybeu-filed-complaints-over-forced-consent-against-google-instagram-whatsapp-and-facebook |website=noyb |date=2018-05-25 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> Those complaints concerned Google and Meta services, not LG.<ref name="noyb" /> |
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| United States regulators have treated covert capture of in-home device data as a deceptive practice. In February 2017, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] and the State of New Jersey settled with [[Vizio]] for $2.2 million over ACR software installed on 11 million televisions that tracked second-by-second viewing without informed consent; the FTC said the data tracking ''"was unfair and deceptive, in violation of the FTC Act and New Jersey consumer protection laws."''<ref name="ftc-vizio">{{Cite web |title=VIZIO to Pay $2.2 Million to FTC, State of New Jersey to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart Televisions Without Users' Consent |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2017/02/vizio-pay-22-million-ftc-state-new-jersey-settle-charges-it-collected-viewing-histories-11-million |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=2017-02-06 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>
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| In August 2022, [[Amazon]] agreed to acquire [[iRobot]], the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum. The companies abandoned the deal in January 2024, saying it had ''"no path to regulatory approval in the European Union"''.<ref name="irobot-terminate">{{Cite web |title=Amazon and iRobot agree to terminate pending acquisition |url=https://media.irobot.com/2024-01-29-Amazon-and-iRobot-agree-to-terminate-pending-acquisition |website=iRobot |date=2024-01-29 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>
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| * [[LG]]
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| == References == | | == References == |