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LG ThinQ Refrigerator

LG Electronics · Refrigerator

Staff Reviewed · 2026-07-30 — a person at DeSpy reviewed this rating.

6.7Surveillance
Index
Policy — what its policy permitsF
Evidence — what research provesF

Captures your name, DOB, gender, voice and translated text, and typing patterns, and LG explicitly buys and sells data with marketing companies and data brokers including Facebook, Google and Amazon.

Why this rating

LG's privacy policy explicitly states it buys and sells data with marketing companies and data brokers including Facebook, Google and Amazon, and the SmartThinQ platform underlying ThinQ appliances suffered the HomeHack vulnerability exposing roughly a million devices to remote takeover including camera access.

What it is

Manufacturer
LG Electronics
Category
Refrigerator
Model years
2017-present
Market status
Current
Companion app
LG ThinQ

The evidence 1

Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits and journalism about how this device handles personal data — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.

  1. Security Vulnerability: LG SmartThinQ Turns 1 Million Devices Into Digital Spies
    Major breach · Bitdefender · 2017-09-01

    Additional coverage of the LG SmartThinQ HomeHack vulnerability that potentially exposed roughly a million connected appliances to remote hijacking.

    Why it matters here: Additional coverage of the LG SmartThinQ HomeHack vulnerability affecting roughly a million devices.

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