[ale] Vizio TVs Sucking Privacy

[Jim Kinney]

Unless we disassemble EVERY off the shelf electronic device we buy with a solid understanding of what communication devices look like "in the raw", we will be subject to unsanctioned searches of all aspects of our lives. 

On February 9, 2017 1:10:17 PM EST, Dustin Strickland <dustin.h.strickland at gmail.com> wrote:
>>Anything we can imagine will/or
>can be done. Ultra-sonic networking between devices with speakers and
>microphones.
>
>My god. This is a horrifying concept.
>
>On Feb 9, 2017 12:35 PM, "DJ-Pfulio" <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>
>It is just a matter of time.
>
>Plus IoT stuff **IS** both a target AND an issue.
>Got a Vizio smart-TV (11m sold)?  It has been sucking up everything
>shown on the screen for years.
>https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/
>2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen
>
>"Vizio captured as many as 100 billion data points each day from
>millions of TVs."
>"$1.5 million payment to the FTC and an additional civil penalty to New
>Jersey for a total of $2.2 million."
>
>That isn't even a slap on the wrist.  $150M fine is needed to get their
>attention.  What about all the people outside NJ with these TVs?
>
>Running linux doesn't make anyone safe. Anything we can imagine will/or
>can be done.
>
>Ultra-sonic networking between devices with speakers and microphones.
>
>It is passed time that we control our networks appropriately. I'm
>included in that "we", BTW.
>
>
>On 02/09/2017 10:29 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>> These tools have been seen in the wild.  Linux is not a target. 
>'Nuff
>said.
>>
>> -- CHS
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net
>> <mailto:agcarver+ale at acarver.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 2017-02-08 09:25, DJ-Pfulio wrote:
>>
>>     > I can see a day when we need to drop known networking methods
>on our
>>     > LANs to aid in the fight against this issues.
>>     >
>>     > If you aren't blocking general egress traffic from your LAN,
>perhaps it
>>     > is time to start, even at home.
>>     >
>>
>>     "You're going to need a bigger boat." (firewall)
>
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