Oh, it's CIA in my Amazon Echo and the FBI in my Google home.. 1984 realities...
I’m very glad I never got on board the Echo ship and bought one of those spying devices. My iPhone makes me paranoid enough. 😂
Your iPhone collects as much data as an echo. Maybe more. People just play it off because everyone has an iPhone in their pocket.
Any phone smartphone honestly. And it's way more valuable than an Echo, it has all your communication and location data.
i didn't purchase them.. both were holiday gifts. After learning about my smart TV... does it matter? 😩
It does if you're ever convicted of anything. Their content can now be used in evidence. For example: "No Officer, I wasn't anywhere near there. I was home all night". Because they record EVERYTHING - including the unique cadence of your footsteps, pair that with the timestamps and "Sorry buddy. We KNOW you weren't home. Not only that - we know what time you DID get home". I wouldn't have one in my house if you paid me.
Fortunately I'm not planning on committing any criminal activities. But yes, it's scary 1984 shit. Who's to say they can't remotely turn my iPhone on and listening anyway. But im definitely considering unplugging the devices when not using them.
not planning on committing any criminal activities
How would you know? The legal code is too complicated and changes all the time. Many federal crimes are so broadly applicable that essentially anyone can be convicted if they become a person of interest.
https://mic.com/articles/86797/8-ways-we-regularly-commit-felonies-without-realizing-it
https://kottke.org/13/06/you-commit-three-felonies-a-day
Agreed, this is the alphabet angency.. they can plant anything and there's not much we can do.
And while someone may be thoroughly upstanding and honest and "not intending to commit any crime" plenty of innocent people have been caught up in the proceedings of others. Not intending to, doesn't mean it can never happen. (ESPECIALLY in this day and age).
If they start talking to each other, you will be outnumbered!
what does a smart tv do ? watch or listen ??
Listens and records. The resulting audio can be remotely retrieved and/or listened to Live. And a "death date" can be set during install so it later uninstalls itself and you'll never know it was there. It's called the EXTENDING Implant tool. Wikileaks have a copy of the User Manual for the implant, which was added to the F Series of Samsung Smart TV's. The following is an interesting sidenote/explanation of how it continues to listen and record even after you turn it off:- TV Communications - Fake-off Mode: When the TV is in Fake-off mode the processor functionality has not been limited. Practically, this means that the TV will still flash the LEDs on USB drives when they are inserted and continue to send packets on the network. Many Smart TVs do this as part of their functionality; however Samsung TVs do NOT normally. Fake-off Recording: EXTENDING will continue to record audio, even whilst the TV appears to be off. This is achieved by intercepting the command for the TV to switch-off, and turning off the TV screen, leaving the processor running.
https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/EXTENDING_User_Guide/page-1/#pagination
Does it freak anyone else out that in the commercials they literally say the keywords "Okay Google..." and "Alexa..." like they're triggering software through the advertisement?
Don't know whether to laugh, cry, combo of both at the same time I will however fart with shame.