> Without strong regulation of privacy and consent, this will be a persistent and dangerous issue.
It won't be a dangerous issue because no one can force a TV inside your house/office.
Meanwhile leave the rest of us the option to make this trade-off
It won't be a dangerous issue because no one can force a TV inside your house/office.
Meanwhile leave the rest of us the option to make this trade-off
You're still missing the crux of the matter. You can't disapprove of something you don't know about.
In addition (Slightly OT, but related), there are many people who do disapprove, but have to have access to a product/service in order to do their job. The only way to protect them is regulation.
Regarding the job example -- the employer is also a human being, and if they want to get that TV they may. If you disapprove of that, you don't have to work there. Either way, best if you keep your private conversations out of the office.
True. I suppose that the people asking for more regulation (myself included in this instance) would mostly just like for those laws to actually have teeth in this sort of situation. Unfortunately, lawmakers/enforcers mostly fall in the "not knowing" category.
Also, my apologies if I came across as overly combative, that was not my intention.
> If you disapprove of that, you don't have to work there.
Unfortunately, many people do not have the option to drop a job and find a better work environment. I have some other views on this, but that would be OT for this thread.
> Either way, best if you keep your private conversations out of the office.
Definitely agree on that.
Well, it sounds like the regulation you might want is something that oDot could also live with: a requirement for full disclosure and clear labeling, but not a ban on anything.
If I purchase and install an appliance, and do not connect it to a network, I have a reasonable expectation that it will not not send my personal data to the manufacturer.
It is unlikely that consumers will anticipate hidden data-gathering being performed by products. We already enforce standards to validate that products will not do things like burst into flames, or emit toxic gases. It is equally reasonable to require that products being sold to customers meet acceptable levels of protection for private data.
Additionally, you are still welcome to make that trade-off for yourself. Regulation requires that you are informed and in some cases consent to data-gathering. It does not require it to not exist.
Nobody mentioned yet what kind of regulation they are talking about.
I reckon oDot was objecting to an outright ban, but would accept a disclosure requirement.
2) Being OPT-in would not stop you from using it.
I'm very curious why you feel so strongly that SmartTV's should be allowed to send data without anyone's knowledge?
No, but the government forces me to pay for the public TV stations and there is no way to opt out. So yes, I do want a TV in my home.
Inb4 sunk cost fallacy.