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How much proof is there that smart tvs and phones listen to you? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Like, we all know they're listening , but can we provide proof?

My friend was complaining about all the new super surveillance that will be government required in cars after 2027, and I said to him dude you have a stock android, you use every AI slop feature, you use a smart TV on your unsecured network, and uses x every day. They have everything they could possibly need on him. Oh and he posts questionable things to fb daily under his real name.

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[–] ResistingArrest@lemmy.zip 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Samsung TV's have an ai assistant: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-redefines-ai-search-on-smart-tvs-with-a-smarter-bixby-voice-assistant

Samsung Ai assistant privacy policy: https://d264isyiyrfhr3.cloudfront.net/storage/tos/usa/2.1.3/1765237389944/eng/usa_eng_pp.html

Other Samsung Scandals if the above wasn't enough: https://cybernews.com/privacy/samsung-settles-lawsuit-collecting-texans-tv-data/

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My Samsung TV is not on the WiFi and I have AdGuard running network-wide because of shit like this.

[–] ResistingArrest@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

https://www.howtogeek.com/you-can-still-buy-a-dumb-tv-but-should-you/ This article outlines the situation really well. your two options to not be spied on out of the box are to buy a terrible TV or to buy a commercial one. They dont make "dumb tvs" anymore. I wonder if theres a way to implement one's own firmware n all that to turn a nice samsung into something more private.

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

I heard older versions of Android running on older smart TVs can be overwritten with Linux but once it's updated past a certain 2023 threshold that option is closed.