A hacker reverse-engineered his own Samsung TV and found alarming spying activity, including code that used connected devices' microphones to listen to users.

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[–] 13 points 5 days ago* (2 children)

Yup, 'smart' TVs should never get a live internet connection, ever. Don't give it a WIFI password, if you have made that mistake change the password now. Attach a computer, preferably Linux, and use it as a monitor. Even if you then go ahead and use a streaming service (boo), at least you're not just giving audio/video of your living room to Samsung as well.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I have an antenna for local tv and if there's a movie I want to watch I load it onto a USB stick and plug it into the side of the TV.

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