Topic: Your TV might be watching you
Sojourning_Soul's photo
Sat 08/03/13 06:39 AM

Today's high-end televisions are almost all equipped with "smart" PC-like features, including Internet connectivity, apps, microphones and cameras. But a recently discovered security hole in some Samsung Smart TVs shows that many of those bells and whistles aren't ready for prime time.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/01/technology/security/tv-hack/index.html?iid=HP_River

MoonsDragonLionWolf's photo
Sat 08/03/13 04:24 PM
Just don't buy a TV with a camera or a mic.
Problem solved.
Who needs them in a TV anyways?

what

Unless people want to record their reactions to a news story or something they see on TV to upload to youtube, then I might understand but there's really no benefit or purpose to having a "smart TV".
Not as far as I'm concerned anyway.

drinks

Dodo_David's photo
Sat 08/03/13 05:31 PM
Why does the title of this thread remind me of The Kentucky Fried Movie?

Dodo_David's photo
Sat 08/03/13 05:32 PM
Edited by Dodo_David on Sat 08/03/13 05:42 PM
This is why.


no photo
Sat 08/03/13 06:44 PM
and once again, I remained unplugged :) in the realm of TV

adj4u's photo
Sun 08/04/13 10:18 AM

Just don't buy a TV with a camera or a mic.
Problem solved.
Who needs them in a TV anyways?

what

Unless people want to record their reactions to a news story or something they see on TV to upload to youtube, then I might understand but there's really no benefit or purpose to having a "smart TV".
Not as far as I'm concerned anyway.

drinks



even then use yer own same as the laptops w/cameras i cover the te camera unless i wanna use it

MoonsDragonLionWolf's photo
Sun 08/04/13 03:12 PM


Just don't buy a TV with a camera or a mic.
Problem solved.
Who needs them in a TV anyways?

what

Unless people want to record their reactions to a news story or something they see on TV to upload to youtube, then I might understand but there's really no benefit or purpose to having a "smart TV".
Not as far as I'm concerned anyway.

drinks



even then use yer own same as the laptops w/cameras i cover the te camera unless i wanna use it


Wise policy. :thumbsup: