Q&A: How can I stop my TV from spying on me?
March 8, 2017
The publication by WikiLeaks of documents it says are from the CIA's secret hacking program describe tools that can turn a world of increasingly networked, camera- and microphone-equipped devices into eavesdroppers.
Smart televisions and automobiles now have on-board computers and microphones, joining the ubiquitous smartphones, laptops and tablets that have had microphones and cameras as standard equipment for a decade. That the CIA has created tools to turn them into listening posts surprises no one in the security community.
Q: HOW WORRIED SHOULD CONSUMERS BE?
A: The intrusion tools highlig...
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