Samsung TVs are just one example of the many devices we use with eavesdropping concerns

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The past week or so has been a PR nightmare for Samsung. After news spread regarding the companys questionable privacy policy as it relates to the voice recognition feature on some of its smart television sets, its now being reported that the voice data in question is transferred over the Internet in an unencrypted form which makes it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Such scrutiny has unsurprisingly led to investigations of similar practices among other companies. The verdict: Samsung isnt the only company selling devices with eavesdropping concerns.

As outlined by Fusion, LGs smart TV policy includes a statement thats nearly identical to the one that landed Samsung in hot water. It states that if your spoken word includes personal or other sensitive information, such information will be among the voice information captured through your use of voice recognition features.

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Several other devices that people use on a daily basis also have the potential to capture audio from its users.

GMs OnStar privacy policy notes that it collects information like location, GPS speed, safety belt usage and other similar information about how a vehicle is used. Chevys latest Corvettes even have a feature called Valet Mode with Performance Data Recorder that allows drivers to spy on their own vehicles remotely and even capture HD video and audio from the car.

Amazon Echo, the personal virtual assistant unveiled not too long ago, is always listening in order to spot the keyword which is the name or phrase given to wake it up. Buried in the FAQ is the fact that Echo also captures a fraction of a second of audio before the wake word.

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Ill stop here for the sake of brevity although Googles Waze app, Microsoft's Kinect and Hellos Sense bedroom monitoring device are also highlighted.

Of course, none of this should really be all that surprising considering the fact that we all walk around with microphone and camera-equipped smartphones in our pockets and now, similar devices are being strapped to our wrists.

http://www.techspot.com/news/59800-samsung-tvs-one-example-many-devices-use-eavesdropping.html

[calguyhunk]

The smarter our devices get, the dumber we seem to be getting. :(

[go0gle]

The smarter our devices get, the dumber we seem to be getting. :(

And it is so because we dont need to think anymore. But this is not coincidence it is planed to be that way. And we can not blame any others but our selfs. We are not satisfied anymore with simple thinks in our lives, but we think we need new and "smarter" stuff all the time.

[calguyhunk]

And it is so because we dont need to think anymore. But this is not coincidence it is planed to be that way.

Exactly, because how else will political leaders, religious leaders and business leaders control us for their own benefits if we suddenly started thinking for ourselves? The dumber we stay, the better it serves their purposes. :(

Remember Pink Floyd's - Another Brick in the Wall music video? :nono:

[emerglines]

Exactly, because how else will political leaders, religious leaders and business leaders control us for their own benefits if we suddenly started thinking for ourselves? The dumber we stay, the better it serves their purposes.

Usually secret societies behind leadership spots.

All of them on any continent on this globe are aiming for the same plan, you just see the faces you can't know the inner self of each of them!

The idea is they work for I can say a religious groupe and that groupe is the leader for about 500 years but exactly the last 100 years. To build something an a place and wait for someone ?!!!

You can guess who !