Dev roots their LG TV and is stunned by what's running on it
jedisct1 · x · 2026-11-10
VC keninvc rooted their LG TV and was shocked by the sheer amount of stuff running on the system, asking "what the hell are they even running on here." The post was amplified by well-known security developer jedisct1 (Frank Denis). Opaque processes on smart TVs have long been a privacy/security community concern, and seeing them firsthand after rooting is often an eye-opener.
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