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

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    6·
    21 hours ago

    We were considering replacing our old Samsung with a newer one. The “old one” is from the pre-AI era. Now it looks like the old one will stay for a while…

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      29 minutes ago

      AI has nothing to do with this and it was happening before AI became a thing. Data is king and companies want to sell it.

      • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        27 minutes ago

        Just buy a TV and don’t connect it to the internet. And none of this has anything to do with AI. Its data you know how Google makes its money why TVs are still so cheap. LG makes more money selling your dsts then they do selling the TVs I imaging Samsung is the same.

      • qupada@fedia.io
        3·
        19 hours ago

        There may also be an overlap with models called “digital signage displays”, depending on brand.

        They can be great because they’re warrantied for 24/7 use, unlike the regular kind. But otherwise are just a display, all TV capability gone, and the smart features are limited to centralised remote control over the network.

        The Samsung ones we use at work for the likes of CCTV are so stripped down they don’t even have the ability to update their firmware over the network. Gotta load that onto a USB drive.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        19 hours ago

        Too rich for my blood. I use a 40" for my PC monitor and a 55" on the wall for streaming pirated movies and shows.

        What’s weird is that my second TV works as a second monitor with while showing no internet. It’s certainly not a listed DHCP lease. WTH?!

    • aksdb@lemmy.world
      6·
      20 hours ago

      Or you keep them offline and use a dedicated “smart” device like an Apple TV or Android TV.