Thursday, 19 February 2015

Smart TV eavesdropping furor prompts Senator to quiz Samsung, LG on privacy

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Smart TV eavesdropping furor prompts Senator to quiz Samsung, LG on privacy

02.12.2015 6:23 AM

The Smart TVs are under a cloud for allegedly collecting voice data.

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The vulnerability allows attackers to extract admin passwords and wireless network keys

 

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Uh-oh: Samsung smart TVs don't encrypt your captured voice data

02.18.2015 9:06 AM

Samsung TVs send voice search queries to a remote server over an unencrypted connection, a researcher found.

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Google Play Music finally works on iPads

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Play Music has been on iOS for 15 months and finally Google rolls out an iPad version.

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Crowd-designed coffee grinder blows through its Kickstarter goal in just 18 hours

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