LG G5 (2025)
Records audio while the screen is off
UnverifiedWhether this model has a built-in microphone (beyond the remote) hasn't been confirmed from a citable source yet.
Reported by the researcher who scoped this project as having a built-in microphone, but not yet backed by a citable source. Verify before publishing as true.
ACR fingerprints everything on screen, including HDMI
Runs ACRThis model runs LG's ACR feature (branded "Live Plus"), which analyzes on-screen content — including over HDMI — to identify what's playing.
Source describes Live Plus generally on LG webOS TVs rather than confirming this specific model, but ACR has been a standard webOS feature across the lineup for years.
Continuously scans your local network
Scans LANLike essentially all webOS sets, this model scans the local network for other devices. There is no settings toggle for this — the reported mitigation is network-level (a guest VLAN, or disconnecting the TV from the internet and using an external streaming device instead).
A guest VLAN alone might not be enough — see what actually works →
Reported by Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs (2026) as webOS-level network scanning with no per-model settings toggle; described as platform-wide behavior rather than tied to a particular model.
Security vulnerabilities in webOS
SupportedThis model is still receiving firmware/platform updates.
The G5 is first in line for the webOS 26 rollout, ahead of every older model — about as actively supported as an LG TV gets right now.
Settings paths for webOS 25
Not yet verified for this webOS version. Menu wording and structure vary enough across webOS releases that we don't want to guess — check how to report a correction if you can help verify this one.
This page answers the specific claims in the LG TV privacy story circulating in the news. See About & sourcing for how each row above is checked, and how to report an error.