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I have a 2022 LGTV that asks for spooky permissions. One permission is is ad telemetry. I had it connected through a PiHole for ad blocking my network and noticed it contacting an ad-telemetry endpoint, even though I have that permission denied. I don't remember the name of the company, but they do AI recognition of imagery from your TV to determine ads.

It's also so easy to accept those permissions. Every time an update occurred, it would re-prompt to accept the permission. One false click and you're opt-in.

Which sucks, because if a guest or a kid is forced to go through that workflow, they may not know to decline the permissions.

Total dark pattern. Let me opt-out and then stop nagging me for the permission over and over.

Since then, the TV has been banned from the internet. Problem solved.