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The more I read about Smart TV's

by itsdigger Mar 30, 2014 9:06AM PDT

The more I don't want one.
Now their hacking into your tv ?

Philips Smart TVs wide open to Gmail cookie theft, other serious hacks =>
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/philips-smart-tvs-wide-open-to-gmail-cookie-theft-other-serious-hacks/
C'mon....

Digger

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LG caught snooping. Others remain silent.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 31, 2014 4:18AM PDT

http://bgr.com/2013/11/20/lg-smart-tv-spying/

https://www.samsungadhub.com/pr/ourCapability/smartTVAd.do

It appears that the TVs with a portal engage in revenue sharing for say Netflix and such. But all keep quiet about privacy and what data they are collecting.
Bob

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Shame on Philips

by Flatworm Apr 4, 2014 10:29PM PDT

This is unbelievably abysmal program security at Philips. The programming community learned long ago of the dangers of such backdoors (remember the "Wizard's Password" in Unix Sendmail?), but seldom has one been so patently obvious and so easily and widely exploitable.

I trust that Philips is pushing a revision almost immediately and firing the people who let this one get by.

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