LG says smart TVs do not continuously listen or store home conversations outside voice sessions

• LG Electronics issued a privacy clarification on smart TV voice recognition, stating it activates only with user consent and deliberate wake-word or mic-button use.
• Wake-word detection runs locally; audio without a recognized wake word is immediately discarded and is not stored, transcribed, or transmitted.
• Speech-to-text starts only once voice recognition is activated; sessions end automatically and are capped at about 18 seconds.
• LG stated the TV does not continuously listen, record, or store home conversations; offline voice data is not held for later upload.
• Automatic Content Recognition is optional and off by default; it uses audio fingerprinting, not recordings or screenshots, and can be disabled.

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