The great features of built in microphones :/

Sometimes conspiracy nutjobs are right ha.

Always read the fine print

Thanks for the tip Samsung now no one will buy your crappy products.

Voice commands are handled by a microphone embedded in the TV remote control, which triggers interaction with a server for things such as recommending movies or searching for certain TV programs.

Samsung said it collects interactive voice commands only when a person makes a search request, which requires deliberately pressing a button on the remote control and speaking into the remote control’s microphone.

Still, you better watch your convo when you press that button.

Samsung’s amended privacy policy also identifies the third party as Nuance Communications, a Massachusetts company that builds speech recognition software. Nuance handles translating “interactive voice commands” into text enabling the request to be fulfilled, Samsung said.

In addition to the voice data, Nuance receives other information, including “device identifiers.”

Neither Samsung nor Nuance immediately replied to questions on what specific information is shared and how the data is kept private. It’s also not clear for how long the remote control’s microphone stays on after it’s activated.

Samsung: Our smart TVs aren't eavesdropping on your conversations | PCWorld

I've never activated the smart part of my Smart-TV, connected it to the Internet etc. So it's more like a safe stupid old TV I think

Now I'm only a little worried that this "smart" TV is so smart that it will at some point connect automatically to an unsecured public Wi-Fi in range only because I haven't already connected it.

Tookeri said:

Now I'm only a little worried that this "smart" TV is so smart that it will at some point connect automatically to an unsecured public Wi-Fi in range only because I haven't already connected it.

About 6 months ago there were articles circulating, stating that you better think twice about putting a smart TV in your bedroom. Insufficient securities built into them by foreign manufacturers could allow someone to hack the camera or microphone.

And what are some of the other devices/TV's doing that you don't know about?

In 2013, for instance, LG was caught uploading information on file names from USB and networked storage devices, even for users who had opted out of having their viewing information collected. LG eventually disabled the data transmission through a firmware update, but only after the U.K. government started asking questions. Its smart TVs also transmit your every word to offsite servers when listening for instructions.

Then I may have to open up the TV and remove the network card physically