{"id":5502,"date":"2015-02-10T06:38:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T11:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=5502"},"modified":"2015-02-10T06:38:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T11:38:43","slug":"a-very-slippery-slope-yes-your-samsung-smart-tv-can-listen-to-your-private-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=5502","title":{"rendered":"A Very Slippery Slope \u2013 Yes, Your Samsung Smart TV Can Listen to Your Private Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Very Slippery Slope \u2013 Yes, Your Samsung Smart TV Can Listen to Your Private Conversations<\/a><\/h3>\n

The biggest story in the\u00a0tech world today is the revelation that Samsung\u2019s Smart TV can and will listen to your conversations, and will\u00a0share the details with a third party. Yes, you read that right. Here\u2019s the actual language from the privacy policy itself:<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease 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.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Naturally, this has freaked people out and led to multiple comparisons to 1984 and the ubiquitous Big Brother. It was framed exceptionally well by EFF activist Parker Higgins in the following tweet:<\/p>\n

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<\/i>Follow<\/a><\/div>\n

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Left: Samsung SmartTV privacy policy, warning users not to discuss personal info in front of their TV Right: 1984 pic.twitter.com\/osywjYKV3W<\/a><\/p>\n

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