I've been covering smart home privacy for long enough to know that "off" usually means "off, mostly," but LG's webOS implementation might be the worst case I've seen. According to a new investigation by Gamers Nexus, these TVs continue sweeping local networks and mapping every connected device even when they appear to be powered down. Meanwhile, user voice prompts are being logged in plain text files stored right on the device. The 135-minute deep dive didn't just surface minor quirks either. What they found was pretty systematic: continuous network discovery protocols running in the background, device fingerprinting of everything from smartphones to smart speakers, and audio recordings that stick around longer than you'd expect. This isn't some obscure edge case buried in firmware either. It's happening on current LG smart TVs that people bought expecting normal consumer electronics behavior. I've reviewed enough privacy pol...