Your TV could be watching you.

Parabola · *Last edited by Parabola; 12-22-2012 at 06:59.*

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A smart TV is only as smart as the person controlling it. So if the person in control is a hacker, the owner could have a problem. Researchers at security consultancy ReVuln say some smart TVs are vulnerable to hacking.

It is another example of what experts say is the ever-expanding attack surface of devices that traditionally never faced the Internet, but are now "smart."

The researchers at the Malta-based company said they found a vulnerability in a number of smart TVs made by Samsung Electronics that gave them root access to the TV and any attached USB drives

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THE CABLE BOX THAT KNOWS WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO HAVE SEX

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The cable boxes of the future could be able to detect when viewers are cuddling on the sofa and automatically serve adverts for contraceptives.

U.S. cable provider Verizon has applied to patent a set-top box technology that can observe what's going on in the room and show viewers adverts based on what it detects.

In U.S. Patent Application 20120304206 the company suggests it could detect when people are 'cuddling' then show 'a commercial for a romantic getaway vacation, a commercial for a contraceptive, a commercial for flowers etc.'

The technology would integrate a range of sensors into their products, including thermal imaging cameras, microphones and motion sensors, to detect the mood their audience and tailor media content to suit.

Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch called the new technology a 'privacy nightmare waiting around the corner' and called for it to be reined in 'before consumers lose control for good'.

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I know the way to the medical store, thank you very much.

lucidus · 12-22-2012, 06:57 | posts: 3,198 | Location: UAE

Lol, the only use I have for a TV is as a mirrored monitor or streaming. Screw them

Parabola · *Last edited by Parabola; 12-22-2012 at 07:04.*

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Originally Posted by lucidus

Lol, the only use I have for a TV is as a mirrored monitor or streaming. Screw them

LOL.
I don't watch TV too much my self. Browsing this forum and the internet in general takes up most of my time. Thank god, i know too much about my PC for someone to put something in it without telling me.

Speed Weed · 12-22-2012, 08:27 | posts: 633 | Location: Somewhere in Scotland

Bloody hell!
Better bin that fancy toaster I bought yesterday, or it'll be putting me on a diet.

CronoGraal · 12-22-2012, 08:51 | posts: 3,432 | Location: Sweden

hope it enjoys my nudes. no homo.

The_Fool · 12-22-2012, 10:10 | posts: 990 | Location: Tiny Town in USA

I'm glad I don't watch TV.

WhiteLightning · 12-22-2012, 10:20 | posts: 20,465 | Location: Netherlands

That will never happen here.

Tat3 · **Memory**: 3*2Gb 8-8-8-20 @ 1680MHz

Only is Russia.

Elder III · 12-22-2012, 19:27 | posts: 1,947 | Location: Ohio

Since I either ignore ads, leave the room, or change the channel when they come on, I'm not sure that it's going to make any profit from me. :p

Year · *Last edited by Year; 12-23-2012 at 00:52.*

bah, old tech, nothing new.

my "1986" tv is able to communicate with me from the beyond!

Shex · 12-26-2012, 21:50 | posts: 1,605 | Location: uk

I can only imagine the device detecting hostility between to couples, and automatically show a advertisement for self defense classes or marriage counseling.

Brasky · 12-26-2012, 22:24 | posts: 1,297 | Location: BBQ Capital of the World

i assumed it already did watch me, which is why i watch it right BACK

pegasus1 · 12-26-2012, 23:15 | posts: 168 | Location: Essex

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Originally Posted by Parabola

LOL.
Browsing this forum and the internet in general takes up most of my time.

Thats a little sad

quaker3 · 12-26-2012, 23:26 | posts: 561

it could also serve as detecting terorists! indeed.

pegasus1 · 12-26-2012, 23:27 | posts: 168 | Location: Essex

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Originally Posted by quaker3

it could also serve as detecting terorists! indeed.

If they plant an IED outside Curry's maybe.

Parabola · 12-27-2012, 05:42 | posts: 282 | Location: Northern India

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Originally Posted by pegasus1

Thats a little sad

And why so?

elkosith · 12-27-2012, 06:56 | posts: 892 | Location: Indonesia

Oh may

pegasus1 · 12-27-2012, 08:58 | posts: 168 | Location: Essex

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Originally Posted by Parabola

And why so?

You spend most of your your time on the internet and you need telling why thats a little sad, maybe some exposure to life would help you to answer your own question.

Parabola · 12-27-2012, 09:04 | posts: 282 | Location: Northern India

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Originally Posted by pegasus1

You spend most of your your time on the internet and you need telling why thats a little sad, maybe some exposure to life would help you to answer your own question.

I meant to say most of my free time. Only that is left after i'm finished with my work.

On reading my original post, it seems as if i am implying that i spend most of my time on the internet, however that's not true.

pegasus1 · 12-27-2012, 09:07 | posts: 168 | Location: Essex

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Originally Posted by Parabola

I meant to say most of my free time. Only that is left after i'm finished with my work.

On reading my original post, it seems as if i am implying that i spend most of my time on the internet, however that's not true.

I spend most of my spare time living life to the full.