TV Set Question

She needs to spend a lot of time with a good shrink, because “No,” the TV doesn’t talk back.

There’s nothing wrong with the set, but there is with your friend.

Girl, what?!

[quote]Got a call this morning from a friend who was watching Anderson Coopers and guests. Claims she made a comment, and "someone" through the TV told her she shouldn't be making that comment. I know there are cameras in some sets, but is their also audio? Don't want to believe my friend is losing it.

If anything, it was simply a bizarre coincidence that someone on the show was making that statement to another person on the show.

That said, it is possible to hack a smart tv, just like it's possible to hack a computer and take control of the camera. Alexa and the other devices are always listening and there are centers where it is recorded and what is heard is analyzed "anonymously." There have been numerous articles on this and incidents.

So, is it possible - sure. It's not so wholly outside the realm of possibility that one would be by definition crazy for thinking it.

But, is it likely - well, depends. Remember, we all thought it was LUNACY when people were talking about NSA spying on our cellphones and calls - until the wikileaks and Snowden. EVERYONE kept saying how technically impossible it was due to the sheer volume of data - until it wasn't.