In Amerika, Television Watches You!
BIG data.
That is a feature not a bug.
I got an LG with NO ANDROID/GOOGLE to avoid that. It has WebOS instead. Of course, I did NOT enable internet/WIFI access anyway. Base model, no camera, mic. And we use ClearPlay BluRay and Over the Air only. ClearPlay needs the WIFI, but doesn’t appear to do much with it.
why does anyone hook a spy tv to the internet ?
If I had such a tv I certainly would not, seriously you can get any number of dongles or a rasberry pi or even an old computer for almost nothing.
many Spy TVs also send audio and a complete log of everything you watch back to their home base.
You might say, well how can it know what am I watching?
Many of you have heard of Shazam it is an apple/android app that can listen to a few seconds of a song and tell you what it.
there is a similar app installed on some Spy tv sets that identifies tv shows, and especially porn.
If you use technology, there is no privacy.
This includes posting and answering on Free Republic.
Who hasn’t done some online window shopping and the next thing you know your popup ads and ads in your email are related to the exact items you were looking at?
Security cams aren’t the only time we are being watched.
You don’t even wanna know what your cell phone is sharing.
In 1977 I got divorced from a 24/7/365 TV addict. Left all the TV sets with her, and haven’t owned one since. Guess I did the right thing.
This isn’t about just devices. It’s products like www.segment.com - they provide software libraries for Android/iOS based devices (so includes TV’s) so that analytics & data tracking can be baked into any application.
I’m currently working with source code using this, the application is for thermostat control over wifi.
How many of your applications are tracking you? My guess is most of them.
We’re being monetized. And we’re paying for it.
My “smart” (ahem) TV is rarely used. It’s usually unplugged, and it’s not connected to the internet.
They get no valid data from me. My TV is on 24/7 and I usually have no idea what is showing. I just like the white noise in the background, especially when sleeping.
“Is your SmartTV spying on you?”
no ... my smart tv is disconnected from the internet and used only as a dumb monitor ... however, i have no doubt my roku box and satellite box are spying on me; however, they can report only what i watch ...
If someone has a desperate need to keep tabs on an old boring homesteader they really need to get a life!