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Vizio May Soon Inform Customers When Its Smart TVs Are Spying On Them (theverge.com)
Vizio is reportedly working on a way to let TV owners know when it spies on their viewing habits. According to The Verge, the company is developing a "notice program with direct notification to the class through Vizio Smart TV displays." The Hollywood Reporter first spotted the news. From the report: The news popped up in a request to extend the time needed to submit a motion for a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit against the company. So basically, it's possible that Vizio users will get a pop-up notification that explains what the company is doing and when. The TV company already previously settled with the Federal Trade Commission for $2.2 million in 2017, along with the agreement to get users' consent before collecting data. The company was caught in 2015 tracking users' viewing habits and demographic data, which it combined to then sell to analytics and ad companies, thereby allowing them to better target their messaging.
I know when mine is spying on me: never. Because I don't have a smart TV.
"it's possible that Vizio users will get a pop-up notification "
Another popup to ruin my movie nights besides those from 'Logitech update available' and 'Windows Defender Summary.
Can't wait.
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When does it spy on you? When it is plugged in.
Users may choose to opt out at any time by disconnecting the TV from the power source.
I hope it just says across the screen: "We're watching you...."
the company is developing a "notice program with direct notification to the class through Vizio Smart TV displays."
So this is for schools only?
Here's a novel concept. Just don't spy on your users and then you never have to worry about it.
Who lets their TV talk to the internet?
1. Buy a big screen, without intelligence embedded.
2. Use the intelligence of your choice.
So Visio, Samsung, et al. are making us pay for our own telescreens? That's doubleplusgood. It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of privacy.
Buy a dumb computer monitor.
"But computer monitors are too small for my huge-ass living room in my McMansion!"
Well, fuck you and your McMansion. That was your choice.
#DeleteFacebook
Perhaps Vizio could design an LED indicator on the front of their products that will light up when their Smart TV is spying on a customer.
It could even be a bi-color LED, that lights up with a certain color when the TV is on and spying on them at a high rate, and lights up with a different color when the TV is off and the level of spying has been slightly reduced.
What is it these days, whenever there is a problem/issue it seems the most stupid solution is selected.
To this issue there are two possible things:
1. stop spying on people
2. add a fsck popup to tell people you are spying on them.
Somehow the second option got chosen. So now you anger your users twice, once by spying and second by shoving a popup in their face saying you are spying on them. good god, we have really lost all ability to reason.
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
I can see where this is going. We will get popups asking us to check "we give [company] permission to [spy on us]". Completely voluntary - except if you don't accept you can't use the TV. It will be like the "accept cookies" boxes when browsing in Europe. You can accept cookies, or you can not browse.
The fine print will of course allow you to return your TV for a full refund - in the original packaging etc etc. (which almost no on e will do).
Other manufactures will soon follow so you will basically have to accept a spying device if you want to watch TV. Same way you do if you want to use a cell phone, use a modern car, ride on public transport, etc etc .
You basically need to agree to surveillance, or not interact with modern society.
how about: just don't spy at all?
I love the level of peace I feel when I read a newspaper or book and know that nothing is tracking what page I'm currently looking at. (I know I was tracked (for advertising purposes I guess) while enroute to the store and during the purchase of the newspaper and book)
In a statement, Vizio said, "When we're secretly collecting information, we will project a glowing eye on the wall above and behind the TV. When we're sending that collected information to our servers the TV will make a mysterious whispering sound. The real innovation here is that the whispering will always be almost imperceptible regardless of the volume of the current sound playing on the TV. It senses it. It's really VERY clever. We got the patent last week!"
You choose which companies go forward and which ones do not.
If you make a spying bed, you will have to sleep in it.
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How about you remove all ability of so-called 'smart TVs' to spy on anyone, ever, for any reason, you assholes?
I bought a 55" Vizio Smart? TV a couple of years ago. (I blocked the mac address on my router so it can't phone home to Vizio.) The TV picture is fine. But the remote control sucks, and even a third party remote control does not work well. The IR receiver on the TV seems to be weak at receiving IR signals. Worse, it takes several seconds after I turn the TV on to be able to change channel, mute volume, etc. But the firmware really sucks, even after I allowed it to connect to the Internet briefly for upgrades. The TV has turned itself on at least 4 times overnight. The only way to turn it off was to pull the power cord. Plus, I use an antenna and if the signal get weak, the Vizio will automatically switch to the nearest good signal which is a channel somewhere else on the dial! When I called Vizio to complain, the moron from Vizio kept telling me that the firmware on their new TVs is so much better. I BOUGHT A FINAL PRODUCT, NOT A BETA, DAMMIT! Just avoid Vizio.
is interesting is that there's no way out. Pure evil.
It's simple. Just don't give your Smart TV your wi-fi password. Ever. The Smart functions are terrible implementations anyway. Plug in something you trust more, like a Plex box, an Amazon Fire Stick or a Chromestick and let your TV be a dumb device that just displays whatever video signal you feed it.
Samsung Smart TVs got caught *browsing your network shared folders and sending your filenames to a server in South Korea*. There is no possible legitimate excuse for that. Don't trust consumer electronics devices!
Personally, I'd never trust an Alexa or similar device either, but YMMV.
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