Is your new HDTV watching you

Privacy concerns

We began to wonder exactly what data Samsung collects from its new “eyes and ears” and how it and other companies intend use it, which raises the following questions:

*   Can Samsung or Samsung-authorized companies watch you watching your Samsung TV?

*   Do the televisions send a user ID or the TV’s serial number to the Samsung cloud whenever  it        has an Internet connection?

*   Does Samsung cross reference a user ID or facial scan to your warranty registration information, such as name, address etc.?

*   Can a person or company listen to you, at will, via the microphone and Internet connection?

*   Does Samsung’s cloud store all this information? How secure is this extremely personal data?

*   Can a hacker intercept this data or view you via the built in camera?

*   Can a third-party app program do any of the above?

*   Exactly what information does the TV send to Samsung or other parties?

*   Does Samsung intend to sell data collected by its Smart TV owners, such as who, what and when one is viewing?

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