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K. B.

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Mar 20, 2012, 5:20:17 AM3/20/12
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The new Samsung HDTV has hard-wired camera and microphone,
plus face recognition and other unprecedented features.

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Kirk Bayne
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Daniel W. Rouse Jr.

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Mar 20, 2012, 7:16:34 AM3/20/12
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"K. B." <hotmail.com@lis2lis2> wrote in message
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> <http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/your-tv-watching-you-latest-models-raise-concerns-483619>
>
> The new Samsung HDTV has hard-wired camera and microphone,
> plus face recognition and other unprecedented features.
>
If customers must have that TV, and don't need video conferencing or other
social/business needs--electrical tape over the camera lens and using water
to destroy the microphone would be a simple way to guarantee they would
never work right even if the settings are also set to Off.

Or just don't get that TV, of course.

J G Miller

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Mar 20, 2012, 8:15:52 AM3/20/12
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On Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, at 03:20:17h -0600, K. B. wrote:

> The new Samsung HDTV has hard-wired camera and microphone,
> plus face recognition and other unprecedented features.

Time for the government to mandate that every TV must have
these features and that every home must have one installed.

After all, its for your own good, is essential in the war on
terrorism, and if you have nothing to hide, you will have nothing
to worry about.

--

Don't suspect a friend. Report him!

J G Miller

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Mar 20, 2012, 4:33:28 PM3/20/12
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On Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, at 03:20:17h -0600, K. B. wrote:

> The new Samsung HDTV has hard-wired camera and microphone,
> plus face recognition and other unprecedented features.

This newspaper article may also be of interest.

"Is your TV watching you?
Samsung's latest sets with built-in cameras spark concerns"

<http://www.dailymail.co.UK/sciencetech/article-2117493/Samsungs-latest-TV-sets-built-cameras-spark-concerns.html>

Rick

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Mar 20, 2012, 5:18:54 PM3/20/12
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"J G Miller" <mil...@yoyo.ORG> wrote in message
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And..
"It looks like a standard identity badge, giving the traffic warden’s number
and confirming that he is an officer of the local council".

"But a closer examination of the card pinned to the warden’s jacket reveals
something far more sinister – it contains a tiny lens and is actually a
camera for filming motorists".

<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116504/Spy-camera-hidden-traffic-wardens-ID-badge.html>

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