It was rumored 40 years ago

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........and it's true today. How far have we come with technology?

"Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party through your use of Voice Recognition," Samsung had posted in its privacy statement for its SmartTVs.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/10/technology/samsung-eavesdropping-tv/

So it records everything that you say when the TV is on?

 

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A few years ago, an Aaron's Rentals in Pennsylvania got in trouble for turning the web cams and mikes on after they rented out a computer. They have built in remote access so they can disable one if you don't pay the rent.