1984 is Here, Samsung Smart TV is Monitoring You
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Just creepy.
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I also prefer my TVs to be 'dumb' and in 2D. How many people cover up the cameras on their monitors or laptops? I don't
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@SeanExablox I worked at a place where everyone did. Every tablet, every laptop had their cameras taped over because everyone was convinced that the company was using the devices to spy on the employees. People would pull the batteries out of their Blackberries anytime they didn't need them to guarantee that the camera couldn't be turned on secretly.
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@scottalanmiller so that's a function of not trusting the company, not a 'boogey man' or the manufacturer spying on you.
Did everyone decorate their camera stickers
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@SeanExablox said:
@scottalanmiller so that's a function of not trusting the company, not a 'boogey man' or the manufacturer spying on you.
Did everyone decorate their camera stickers
Nope, just tape and white paper.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I prefer my TVs to be "dumb", just monitors.
Likewise. The same goes with cars, though I also feel this way because car and television manufacturers are pretty godawful at creating a good interface.
Last time I had a GPS device, the wanted $299 and a US shipping address to deliver the map update package, a digital asset. Why bother when the interface and maps are updated for free by Google?
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@julian my Jetta came with GPS, but I never use it. iPhone & Waze is the go to.
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Better and better - your voice traffic isn't even encrypted:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/17/samsung_smart_tv_privacy_rewind/ -
@Nic fail
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WTF, they use 443 but do not encrypt. lazy pricks.
