Smart TVs and Personal Info

For years now 'Smart TVs have been seen as being a fun, innocent utility for families to view media. As the years go by and companies become 'smarter' with technology, there is an increase in consumer/technological advances. Take for instance Amazon's Alexa or Echo Dot: These devices are able to communicate and transmit information from human to computer database. According to cnet, there is much more than a direct command to one of these devices. Chris Matyszczyk claims that these devices record all noise in the area and possibly sell to third parties. "It isn't just your TV that will listen and record. Soon, it'll be everything that has a digital connection." If these devices are possibly storing and sharing our personal information, some people might start to rethink the idea of algorithms and 'Smart TVs. [1 quotation, 2 pictures, 137 words, 1 link]