....Clearly, this isn't the only option for those intent on a SmartTV. You can disable the full panoply and stick to a series of already-defined voice commands. However, this still brings with it stipulations such as "While Samsung will not collect your spoken word, Samsung may still collect associated texts and other usage data so that we can evaluate the performance of the feature and improve it." Alright, you cry, I'll switch voice-recognition data off altogether. This will result in "You may disable Voice Recognition data collection at any time by visiting the 'settings' menu. However, this may prevent you from using all of the Voice Recognition features...."
....LG was...embroiled in a privacy controversy in 2013, when its SmartTVs were accused of knowing too much. The company promised to change its policies....It's inevitable that the more data that we put out, the more will be recorded and the more will be known about us by machines which are in the charge of people. We have all agreed to this. We click on "I agree" with no thought of consequences, only of our convenience. It isn't just your TV that will listen and record. Soon, it'll be everything that has a digital connection.
There was actually an article posted on freerepublic on why the smarttv scared the writer.
It’s why I don’t load sofware on my smart phone. Many of them say they may turn on the camera and/or microphone without your knowledge.
No thanks.
I live alone.
They’ll hear my talking to my dogs and calling liberals idiots.
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A friend got in a wreck while driving his Volt. The insurance downloaded a video of the accident...from an onboard camera he didn’t know was there. It recorded video and audio. While it exonerated him from blame he was startled to find out he was secretly being recorded.
I think that any device with a microphone and a camera should be considered ON. Never assume it is off just because an app is not running.
I put post-it notes over cameras at my desk and on my laptop. iPhone is a bit of a pain as there is a camera on both sides. Have not addressed microphones. Guess if I was to have a private conversation, it would not be in mic-range of anything.
My kids keep taking my tinfoil hat...
Can anyone with a warrant or malice remotely turn it back on while suppressing the pesky microphone icon?
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Please be aware that we have received our first warrant in a court case concerning one of our clients accused of wrong doing.
Seriously, it is not as this has not been talked about on the web about these "smart" TVs. Something has changed to make them release this warning. This is jumping out in front of a problem before the public is smacked on the head with it.
My toaster is spying on me...............and so’s the ‘fridge...................
” O’er the land of the free ...” lol
I first saw one of these voice command TVs at sears about a year ago. First thing I thought when the sales person demo’ed it is I wouldn’t want that feature anyway. Personally I don’t know why anyone would. Is it too hard to press a few buttons? Good grief!
Oh that can’t be happening or have we been warned for years about this.
If they can listen to our private conversations, they can manipulate a silly little icon.
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