Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hacker
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From tracking skipped ads to using connected soundbars as makeshift microphones

A hacker reverse-engineered his own Samsung TV and found alarming spying activity, including code that used connected devices’ microphones to listen to users.

  • ZeroCool@piefed.caEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    and if there’s a movie I want to watch I load it onto a USB stick and plug it into the side of the TV.

    Nothin’ wrong with a good ol’ fashioned sneakernet solution!