Samsung smart TVs exposed with always-on mics and sweeping telemetry
gleech · x · 2026-10-25
A post exposing Samsung smart TV privacy practices shows a security-policy.xml file revealing always-on hot-mic functionality, automatic content recognition, geo positioning, network mapping, a targeted ads service, four distinct DRM services, user profiling and extensive telemetry — "just you, God, a $3000 TV and Samsung plus their 400 partners." Blogger gleech responds that his TV has never been connected to the internet.
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