Heard this story earlier this morning. Kinda creepy........
Forget Big Brother is watching, Samsung is listening
Samsung has come under fire, after the terms of voice recognition on its smart TVs were scrutinised, with one particularly disturbing find being made.
When the software on the smart TV is listening out for user voice commands, it can transmit anything – even personal conversations you’re having with others in the room (or indeed if you’re talking to yourself, more embarrassingly).
As the Telegraph reports, Samsung’s smart TV privacy policy states: “Samsung may collect and your device may capture voice commands and associated texts so that we can provide you with Voice Recognition features and evaluate and improve the features.”
“Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party.”
Exactly who that third party is, well, that’s obviously not clear – but clearly enough, this is a worrying state of affairs where living room privacy is concerned. If you recall, when the Xbox One was first announced with mandatory always-on Kinect as part of the bargain, there was a massive outcry about Microsoft putting a virtual spy in the corner of the lounge.
http://www.itproportal.com/2015/02/09/s ... ersations/
Time to dumpt your Samsung stock???
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There you go man, keep as cool as you can. Face piles and piles of trials with smiles. It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave. And keep on thinking free. (Moody Blues)
