The Verge:
The company is stepping in to tell everyone to calm down and that those 1984 references are way off base. In a blog post plainly titled “Samsung Smart TVs Do Not Monitor Living Room Conversations,” the company does acknowledge that its clumsy, broad-strokes privacy policy could’ve used some clearer language.
The problem for Samsung is that, even if their TVs don’t work the way they are accused of working, many of us have no problem believing they’d be sleazy enough to do that.
By Sony you mean Samsung?
I did. Fixed now. Thanks Tom.
What gets me is, the advice given to those worried about the gear listening in and sending stuff to third parties, is this “You can turn it off.”
I dunno, shell out your hard earned for a feature that you’ll turn off because it’s creepy, or if you don’t like what it does, there are plenty of alternatives, other brands of TV, or non-TV alternatives like books, going for a walk, spending time with the family that doesn’t involve sitting in front of the idiot box.
If the technology is getting too intrusive, it might be time to step back and question how much you need it.
And don’t name your kid or pet Siri or Google. That said, the fun you could have if you did…