~ Samsung warns customers not to discuss personal information in front of smart TVs ~ [The Week] :: Samsung has confirmed that its “smart TV” sets are listening to customers’ every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal information while near the TV sets. The company revealed that the voice activation feature on its smart TVs will capture all nearby conversations. The TV sets can share the information, including sensitive data, with Samsung as well as third-party services. :: #technology
See, I am wondering about why such transparency too. Free publicity? I can’t see how this would seek more, though.
An easy solution to this is to deny your TV a network cable. I use my Roku (with no voice commands) and only feed an HDMI cable into to the TV.
I wish I — and I’m sure many millions — had your tech savvy, Dan Thompson. I’m sure that’s what they are depending on … ignorance.