Any Spying Video Monitors?

storp

storp

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Aside from recent news coverage of the Samsung TV, are there not some Flatscreens that have the ability to capture images, if not audio, of the viewers before them?
 
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There's always the possibility. Might be able to find something on google but really I think this issue comes from the "use your voice to control stuff" programs that don't turn off and run constantly... aka Xbox One prior to disputes.. Samsung is supposedly patching this.

Hacking a SmartTV is probably similar to hacking any other device and placing malware in it, only here it's a program designed to be good that ends up having repercussions..
 
C4C said:
There's always the possibility. Might be able to find something on google but really I think this issue comes from the "use your voice to control stuff" programs that don't turn off and run constantly... aka Xbox One prior to disputes.. Samsung is supposedly patching this.

Hacking a SmartTV is probably similar to hacking any other device and placing malware in it, only here it's a program designed to be good that ends up having repercussions..
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I would like to think that it is designed to be good too, but if collected data is sent back over the internet I begin to question the maker.


Guess that could always be said to be put under the label of "marketing user study" or similar though.
 
What worries me, is that Samsung said they sent the data using 'industry standard encryption'. I can't imagine that being hard to crack for someone who really wants it :)
However, I read that the third party they send the data to is most likely a sub-company they own that deals with voice recognition and such.
 
Jiniix said:
What worries me, is that Samsung said they sent the data using 'industry standard encryption'. I can't imagine that being hard to crack for someone who really wants it :)
However, I read that the third party they send the data to is most likely a sub-company they own that deals with voice recognition and such.
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That's what raises concern. When "another party" is introduced. Lines of responsibility sometimes manage to mysteriously disappear.
 
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