Wikileaks claims the CIA hacked into Samsung smart TVs and used them as secret mics

17-02-2018, 02:54 AM

Faded Wrote: It's very known already. That's like saying NSA could access your webcam, which they could and has been confirmed since the Snowden leaks.
Nothing new.

This article is specific to a government agency hacking a television. Yes, it is similar to a computer's webcam in concept, I agree. However, using a TELEVISIONas a spy tool is new because the technology that can be used as the spy tool (microphone in this instance) has only but recently been added to televisions in the last few years, and this is the firstcircumstance to come through just as these higher-end televisions are becoming cheaper and more easily attainable by the general public.