How Smart is that New TV?

[georgephillip]

Ahh, typical. Get made to look foolish? Point at something completely irrelevant and laugh.

I hear tinfoil hats are on sale at Idiots-R-Us

Buying a "smart" tv and pulling its internet connections isn't foolish?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Ahh, typical. Get made to look foolish? Point at something completely irrelevant and laugh.

I hear tinfoil hats are on sale at Idiots-R-Us

Buying a "smart" tv and pulling its internet connections isn't foolish?

You tell me. Imo it's no different than buying one then freaking out over it spying on you

 

[g5000]

Winston Smith had a television from which Big Brother could see almost every part of his apartment. The TV could not be turned off.

We're almost there.

There are people in the security field who place electrical tape over the built-in cameras on their personal computers, laptops, and TVs.

What's good enough for the experts who know...

Something to think about the next time you are jacking off to internet porn.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Is it smart to give the corporate state any more of your private information?

"I just bought a new TV. The old one had a good run, but after the volume got stuck on 63, I decided it was time to replace it. I am now the owner of a new 'smart' TV, which promises to deliver streaming multimedia content, games, apps, social media, and Internet browsing. Oh, and TV too.

"The only problem is that I’m now afraid to use it. You would be too — if you read through the 46-page privacy policy.

"The amount of data this thing collects is staggering.

"It logs where, when, how, and for how long you use the TV.

"It sets tracking cookies and beacons designed to detect 'when you have viewed particular content or a particular email message.'

"It records 'the apps you use, the websites you visit, and how you interact with content.'

"It ignores “do-not-track” requests as a considered matter of policy.

"It also has a built-in camera — with facial recognition. The purpose is to provide 'gesture control' for the TV and enable you to log in to a personalized account using your face.

"On the upside, the images are saved on the TV instead of uploaded to a corporate server. On the downside, the Internet connection makes the whole TV vulnerable to hackers who have demonstrated the ability to take complete control of the machine.

"More troubling is the microphone..."

I m Terrified of My New TV Why I m Scared to Turn This Thing On And You d Be Too Brennan Center for Justice

I don't have one. Unfortunately, my mobile phone has e911. Wish I could get rid of that also.

 

[georgephillip]

You tell me. Imo it's no different than buying one then freaking out over it spying on you

The day is not far off ( if it isn't already here) when government and corporations will spy directly on you and your descendants.
Does that sound like a country worth killing or dying for?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

You tell me. Imo it's no different than buying one then freaking out over it spying on you

The day is not far off ( if it isn't already here) when government and corporations will spy directly on you and your descendants.
Does that sound like a country worth killing or dying for?

Fruit Loops is a great snack.

 

[deltex1]

Is it smart to give the corporate state any more of your private information?

"I just bought a new TV. The old one had a good run, but after the volume got stuck on 63, I decided it was time to replace it. I am now the owner of a new 'smart' TV, which promises to deliver streaming multimedia content, games, apps, social media, and Internet browsing. Oh, and TV too.

"The only problem is that I’m now afraid to use it. You would be too — if you read through the 46-page privacy policy.

"The amount of data this thing collects is staggering.

"It logs where, when, how, and for how long you use the TV.

"It sets tracking cookies and beacons designed to detect 'when you have viewed particular content or a particular email message.'

"It records 'the apps you use, the websites you visit, and how you interact with content.'

"It ignores “do-not-track” requests as a considered matter of policy.

"It also has a built-in camera — with facial recognition. The purpose is to provide 'gesture control' for the TV and enable you to log in to a personalized account using your face.

"On the upside, the images are saved on the TV instead of uploaded to a corporate server. On the downside, the Internet connection makes the whole TV vulnerable to hackers who have demonstrated the ability to take complete control of the machine.

"More troubling is the microphone..."

I m Terrified of My New TV Why I m Scared to Turn This Thing On And You d Be Too Brennan Center for Justice

Your big mistake is reading the user manual.

 

[ogibillm]

Winston Smith had a television from which Big Brother could see almost every part of his apartment. The TV could not be turned off.

We're almost there.

There are people in the security field who place electrical tape over the built-in cameras on their personal computers, laptops, and TVs.

What's good enough for them...

Something to think about the next time you are jacking off to internet porn.

yeah, you could allow your computer to become infected with nefarious programs that hijack your webcam and allow someone to view it.

but then someone seeing into my usually empty office whenever they want is far less scary than someone gaining access to the other personal information i keep electronic records of.

 

[georgephillip]

I don't have one. Unfortunately, my mobile phone has e911. Wish I could get rid of that also.

Eventually, some of this technology will be internalized. Then Google can sell your thoughts to advertisers before you can rethink your password.

 

[georgephillip]

Fruit Loops is a great snack.

"Download your brain to a supercomputer
London, England – It will be possible to download your brain to a supercomputer, according to a leading thinker on the future.
Brain downloads ‘possible by 2050′"

Maybe you can find a good deal on some used frontal lobes in your next bowl?

Download your brain to a supercomputer The Research Laboratory

 

[Jarlaxle]

I have one of those TVs

I find it helps if I wear my tin foil hat

It will help you much more if you sit on that hat.

I found out that Obama was trying to read my thoughts through my smart TV. He is sneaky that way

Dude...reading your THOUGHTS is something you will not EVER have any cause to concern yourself with!