The NSA Is Turning The Internet Into A Total Surveillance System - GuardianUK

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14. No doubt you've seen this or something like it:

"In the novel 1984, every television set could not only watch what a person was doing int heir house, but it could also listen to and interact with that person as well. A similar television can also be found in Fahrenheit 451. Today, Samsung has accomplished this task in a new line of televisions already in stores.

"Samsung’s 2012 top-of-the-line plasmas and LED HDTVs offer new features never before available within a television including a built-in, internally wired HD camera, twin microphones, face tracking and speech recognition. While these features give you unprecedented control over an HDTV, the devices themselves, more similar than ever to a personal computer, may allow hackers or even Samsung to see and hear you and your family, and collect extremely personal data.

"While Web cameras and Internet connectivity are not new to HDTVs, their complete integration is, and it’s the always connected camera and microphones, combined with the option of third-party apps (not to mention Samsung’s own software) gives us cause for concern regarding the privacy of TV buyers and their friends and families.

http://www.lossofprivacy.com/index.php/2012/03/samsungs-new-tvs-bring-big-brother-closer/