(02-10-2015, 11:17 AM)Duchess Wrote:

This isn't the first time we've heard of something like this and given the rate new technology becomes available it won't be the last.

Your smart tv's are super smart. Not only can they listen & record your conversations but they can determine it is you and not another person in your home, they have voice and face recognition.

If you have a Samsung SmartTV the answer is, well, it very well could be. The news broke this week that Samsung has a TV that can listen in to your conversations, record them and then upload the information to servers under their control. Then your data could be then farmed out to third party companies. I’m guessing that these third parties are advertising and marketing outfits but, that isn’t clearly articulated.

This gets even stranger when you consider that Samsung SmartTV’s can also do facial recognition. “You can use facial recognition instead of, or as a supplementary security measure in addition to, manually inputting your password.”

OK, so these TVs can listen to me, record my conversations and then associate these conversations with the very person in the discussion?

Nothing creepy about that at all.

Samsung's privacy policy -

Please note that when you watch a video or access applications or content provided by a third-party, that provider may collect or receive information about your SmartTV (e.g., its IP address and device identifiers), the requested transaction (e.g., your request to buy or rent the video), and your use of the application or service. Samsung is not responsible for these providers’ privacy or security practices. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statements applicable to the third-party websites and services you use.

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