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niyad

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3. decades ago, when there were tvs that could turn on to alert people about tornados and things,

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 11:34 PM

Feb 2015

I made the observation that if the set could be turned on to talk to you, it could easily be turned on to listen to you. I was told that it was impossible, that I was being paranoid.

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Watch What You Say...The TV Could be Listening [View all] WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2015 OP

They may tell buyers, but what about guests of buyers? merrily Feb 2015 #1

So this is why analog was killed. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #2

decades ago, when there were tvs that could turn on to alert people about tornados and things, niyad Feb 2015 #3

Television or TeleSCREEN? AngryDem001 Feb 2015 #4

Ari Fleischer needs to do an ad for those things!!!!!! nt MADem Feb 2015 #5

yet, paranoid rob lowe the cable subscriber hopemountain Feb 2015 #6

I don't think you've thought through the implications of posting this, Dave charles d Feb 2015 #7

When your Smart-TV... nikto Feb 2015 #8

I don't own a smart TV for the same reasons I don't own a smart phone hobbit709 Feb 2015 #9

1984 has come true. santamargarita Feb 2015 #10