Tag: smart tv
  • Jan 2, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Samsung smart TVs are set to upload screenshots of what you’re watching

Samsung’s privacy policy reveals an unnerving reality: that Samsung smart TVs are sending clips of whatever is playing on the television to be sent back to Samsung. It’s hard to imagine a deeper violation of privacy from a smart TV set than having a screenshot of what you’re watching be uploaded to the cloud for … Continue reading “Samsung smart TVs are set to upload screenshots of what you’re watching”

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  • Sep 19, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

Researchers show that smart TVs are sending your private information back to third parties like Netflix and Facebook

While most people have long suspected that their smart TVs are spying on them, there is now definitive proof. Two new studies have highlighted that smart TVs are still not good for your privacy. Two sets of researchers – one from Princeton University and the University of Chicago and a second from Northeastern University and … Continue reading “Researchers show that smart TVs are sending your private information back to third parties like Netflix and Facebook”

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