G.A. Viray
A TV too smart it maybe listening to your conversations.
Samsung just recently warned its customers not to engage in conversations that reveal personal information.
Too good to be true, eh?
It may sound a wee bit creepy but when Samsung Smart TV’s voice activation feature is activated, the TV can actually “listen” to what people around it are saying.
The said warning was first revealed in The Daily Beast which mentioned how its voice recognition uses the voice data it captures.
If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature, voice data is provided to a third party during a requested voice command search. At that time, the voice data is sent to a server, which searches for the requested content then returns the desired content to the TV.
Samsung further said that they do not retain or sell the data the Smart TV captures and that its owners would know if the feature is activated when they see the microphone icon on the screen.
Samsung takes consumer privacy very seriously
In a recent update from The Daily Beast, Samsung released a statement that using its voice command is optional and will be only activated if the customer chooses to.
Samsung takes consumer privacy very seriously. In all of our Smart TVs we employ industry-standard security safeguards and practices, including data encryption, to secure consumers’ personal information and prevent unauthorized collection or use. Voice recognition, which allows the user to control the TV using voice commands, is a Samsung Smart TV feature, which can be activated or deactivated by the user. The TV owner can also disconnect the TV from the Wi-Fi network.
Disturbingly happening?
In 1984, there was a telescreen in which actually spies on citizens. This novel by George Orwell was actually ahead of time, it was the source of the concepts like Big Brother, newspeak, and now with Samsung’s Smart TV, we can say, the “telescreen”.
We guess it’s best to not to talk when watching TV.
