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Screenshot of videocardz.com: LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent (videocardz.com)

1089 points by baranul 3 months ago | 557 comments

VideoCardz news article reporting that LG monitors silently install LG software, including a McAfee installer, through Windows Update without user consent.

lg monitors windows-update bloatware

Screenshot of github.com: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)(github.com)

339 points by bsmith89 3 years ago | 124 comments

SQLite source file os.h on a GitHub mirror, highlighting a comment explaining why temporary files were renamed with the 'etilqs_' prefix in 2006.

sqlite temp-files source-code c

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LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent(videocardz.com)

Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)(github.com)

LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent (videocardz.com)