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How much proof is there that smart tvs and phones listen to you? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Like, we all know they're listening , but can we provide proof?

My friend was complaining about all the new super surveillance that will be government required in cars after 2027, and I said to him dude you have a stock android, you use every AI slop feature, you use a smart TV on your unsecured network, and uses x every day. They have everything they could possibly need on him. Oh and he posts questionable things to fb daily under his real name.

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[–] [S] 9 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I mean graphene would be easier for phones.

Theoretically if you never hook a smart TV to the net it shouldn't be able to spy. I'm sure they do tho

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Graphene is still only for Pixel phones right now isn't it? I heard something about them working to expand out to other model phones eventually, wonder how that's going and how many more devices it'll eventually support? 🤔

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago*

    Theoretically if you never hook a smart TV to the net it shouldn’t be able to spy.

    I think you are right (today!), but look what happens with cars... the car connects to a wireless network without asking you, to send back telemetry. The cost of doing that is coming down all the time, and there is a big juicy profit stream just waiting to be harvested. I will not be surprised if we see TVs do this eventually, like cars do already.

    They could also be designed to simply refuse to function if they can't connect. I didn't hear about any like this so far, but it feels like a matter of time. Enshittification comes for everything.

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