Hi,
Sadly the time has come to replace my trusty Panasonic plasma TV.
Since I purchased my set over 10 years ago there have been many technological developments integrated into sets - whether you want them or not. As an individual who cares about the erosion of privacy, smart sets all appear to have 3rd party big tech features integrated into the software.
As I have no desire to use face or voice recognition technologies, I would like to disable the most invasive of the onboard surveillance devices - the TV's microphone and camera. The camera, I assume will be possible to physically disable using a piece of electrical tape - but what about the mic? Are these generally integrated into the remote handset? Can you fully disable them in software?
I appreciate many people do not care about the use of these technologies and might view those that do as paranoid. My research leads me to the conclusion it's best to exercise caution. Any suggestions or reccomendations that might help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Sadly the time has come to replace my trusty Panasonic plasma TV.
Since I purchased my set over 10 years ago there have been many technological developments integrated into sets - whether you want them or not. As an individual who cares about the erosion of privacy, smart sets all appear to have 3rd party big tech features integrated into the software.
As I have no desire to use face or voice recognition technologies, I would like to disable the most invasive of the onboard surveillance devices - the TV's microphone and camera. The camera, I assume will be possible to physically disable using a piece of electrical tape - but what about the mic? Are these generally integrated into the remote handset? Can you fully disable them in software?
I appreciate many people do not care about the use of these technologies and might view those that do as paranoid. My research leads me to the conclusion it's best to exercise caution. Any suggestions or reccomendations that might help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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