So what did one German reporter take away from CES 2014?

[Fire$torm]

"CES Conclusion: All collected data" (Link: Google Translated (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung %2FCES-Fazit-Alles-sammelt-Daten-2081879.html&sandbox=1)) - (Link: Source (http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/CES-Fazit-Alles-sammelt-Daten-2081879.html))

Translation: Everything shown at CES 2014 was designed to collect user data, and store it somewhere permanently.

[John P. Myers]

True fact: Only LG smart TVs spy on you, even after you tell them to stop it

Viewing data -- including viewing duration, real-time tracking of the selected channel, and the names of all files stored on connected USB drives and network shares -- "is collected as part of the Smart TV platform to deliver more relevant advertisements and to offer recommendations to viewers based on what other LG Smart TV owners are watching"...
http://www.informationweek.com/security/compliance/lg-admits-smart-tvs-spied-on-users/d/d-id/1112755

[Fire$torm]

Okay, so LG admits to being a baby big brother, but nothing in the article suggests that LG will actually stop collecting user data. ....sigh

I think I'm gonna read 1984 again and then watch all the Max Headroom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_%28TV_series%29) reruns for good measure...

[Duke of Buckingham]

I told George Orwell to put the book 30 years later.

No one believes the duck, sorry The Duke.

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