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Samsung Warns Customers To Think Twice About What They Say Near Smart TVs (theantimedia.org)

In a troubling new development in the domestic consumer surveillance debate, an investigation into Samsung Smart TVs has revealed that user voice commands are recorded, stored, and transmitted to a third party. The company even warns customers not to discuss personal or sensitive information within earshot of the device.

The new Samsung controversy stems from the discovery of a single haunting statement in the company's "privacy policy," which states: "Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party."

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  1. how about a by Revek · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Physical switch on the mic you can turn off or on. Perhaps with a nice indicator light.