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I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this setting (www.pocket-lint.com)

submitted 1 day ago by greenbelt@lemy.lol to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Smart TVs with an internet connection: Lets grab screenshots and send them to cooperate analysis advertisement department.

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[–] Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not OP but I think this guy is remembering a scene from silicon valley, not from reality. That said it's probably not that far off. Amazon smart devices absolutely have this "feature" in production today-- and it's opt-out, not opt-in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Thanks for that. Just another reason to be glad I've banned any Amazon devices in my house. It's already insane enough to me that people literally have to think before they speak in their own homes to avoid accidentally triggering the always-listening robo-creepy-spy in the next room.