Deshittification Part 2: Bypassing the App Store Gatekeeper
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- LG WebOS locks the app store with error E5.48.XV when telemetry domains like wiselg.com are blocked, proving an artificial barrier.
- The author’s experiment showed that third-party streaming apps work without LG’s tracking servers, but WebOS enforces a mandatory pre-flight telemetry check for the app store.
- This design constitutes forced consent under GDPR Article 7(4), as the app store has no technical dependence on telemetry.
- The author filed a formal GDPR complaint with LG’s Data Protection Officer and logs DNS evidence.
- WebOS further retaliates with a cold-boot consent trap that sabotages third-party apps with TCP RST packets after a hard reboot.
- The author calls on users to document their own network evidence to help regulators enforce GDPR against such practices.