FBI warns smart TVs might be spying on you

WHP-Harrisburg ^ | 12/05/2019 | Brendan Kinney

[BenLurkin]

Terrill Frantz, a cybersecurity associate professor at Harrisburg University, compares smart TVs to your smartphone.

TVs on the market now have the ability to connect to the internet. They’re equipped with cameras, microphones, and in some cases, facial recognition technology.

“How easy is it for somebody to hack into a smart TV,” I asked. “Well, presently, it’s fairly easy,” answered Frantz.

The FBI says smart TVs are often poorly secured by their manufacturers, compared to computers or smartphones. Experts say cyber-criminals can hack in and change channels, play with the volume, and in a worst-case scenario, watch and listen to you.

[ManHunter]

But don’t worry, the FBI would never spy on you...

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/10243/carnivore

[a fool in paradise]

“May”

That isn’t a bug, it’s a designed feature. Just ask Samsung.

Be seeing you.

[VTenigma]

Shocking, how about Alexa? Oh yeah, by the way, NO ONE SAW THIS COMING.

[mewzilla]

We’ve still got dumb boob tubes.

Don’t wanna spy...er, smart one.

[cuban leaf]

This is why we put clear tape over the camera and never agreed to the T’s and C’s regarding turning on the microphone. i.e. it would be lawsuit time if LG allowed anyone to use our microphone.

[Spruce]

[Karma_Sherab]

Siri, Alexa, your laptop, your TV - soon your "smart" appliances.....

all listening, all the time

I'm waiting for someone to sneeze and Alexa reply with a "bless you"

I purchased a car several years ago, and at the time, was wearing a smart watch that was tied to my phone.
The salesman, who was from one of the previously occupied Soviet countries was trying to tell me how bad that device was, since the Govt uses it to listen in.
At the time, I dismissed it, but now?
Looks like he knew what he was talking about.

[pepsionice]

Every night, between 10 PM and 7 AM, my Toshiba Smart-TV does a Red-to-Green-to-Red blinking thing...about every 30 to 45 minutes, for 10 seconds. Doesn’t matter if the TV is on, or off.

You think that the Chinese are listening in?

[real saxophonist]

[hal ogen]

It is likely the Ukranians attempting mind control to influence the next election.

[JonPreston]

The FIB is too busy protecting congress & politicians to bother with the average schmuck glued to their TeeVees

[McGruff]

Dave: Alexa, Is my smart TV spying on me?

Alexa: I’m sorry Dave, I can not answer that.

[Starboard]

+1

Good one!

[Enlightened1]

The news is more than a decade old, and the same FBI called people who said this in the past “conspiracy theorists”. Finally they admit what the rest of world already knew.

Maybe they will tell us next that the grass is really green, the sky is blue and water is really wet?

I guess they wanted to maintain some credibility by admitting this well known fact. Although the credibility train left a long time ago.

[Openurmind]

Yep. Put black tape over EVERYTHING, or unplug it, or don’t buy it...

Man... this country is absolutely stupid with what they will accept just to have bigger and better TOYS than everyone else they “just can’t live without”... lol

[tired&retired]

I like the Gibb’s method of turning off electronics.. i.e. pull the plug

[Thermalseeker]

Nothing a well placed dab of silicone won’t cure....

[glennaro]

I take pause these days before believing anything the FBI reports ... sad to say!

[Buckeye McFrog]

TV watches YOU!