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Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by ceejayoz on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @08:46PM (#21012113)
The article cites things like location, IP addresses, and the content being watched.

That's a far cry from relaying an audio recording of a surgical conference containing HIPAA-sensitive data.

Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by cyanbane on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:13PM (#21012247)
No, the above comment (not article) mentions screenshots. If I have an x-ray of someone on my screen along with patient name then how is that not personal information that could be screen shotted and sent to some endpoint?
Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by dotancohen on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:26AM (#21014636)
Even if the contents of the radiology scan are not included, the mere fact that someone _had_ a radiology scan or any other medical procedure or exam might be important.

Insurance might be interested, for one party. Or parents. Or pimps.

Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by ceejayoz on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:29PM (#21012341)
That would be. Is there evidence screenshots like this are being sent?
Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by glenneroo on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @08:58PM (#21012175)
The article mentions this bit:

> The researchers also found that other smart devices including speakers and cameras were sending user data to dozens of third parties including Spotify and Microsoft.

Maybe someone can find the referenced studies to see what data is actually sent...

Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by ceejayoz on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @08:59PM (#21012179)
That the devices have speakers and cameras doesn't mean they're sending the speaker and camera data to those third-parties.
Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face... by dgzl on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:33PM (#21012363)
actually, I'm reading this entirely different...

> other smart devices including speakers and cameras

In my perspective, these are other devices entirely, like smart speakers and those video hubs the FAANG companies produce, or maybe entrance cameras.. Some reasoning: what kind of television doesn't have speakers.