<story><title>Samsung Global Privacy Policy - SmartTV Supplement</title><url>https://www.samsung.com/uk/info/privacy-SmartTV.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>imgabe</author><text>&amp;gt; You may disable Voice Recognition data collection at any time by visiting the “settings” menu. However, this may prevent you from using all of the Voice Recognition features.&lt;p&gt;from here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.samsung.com/uk/info/privacy-SmartTV.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.samsung.com&amp;#x2F;uk&amp;#x2F;info&amp;#x2F;privacy-SmartTV.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, disable it. I don&amp;#x27;t understand everybody&amp;#x27;s fascination with voice recognition. I don&amp;#x27;t find it more convenient at all. I&amp;#x27;d much rather just push a button. It&amp;#x27;s really not that complicated.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>intopieces</author><text>You&amp;#x27;re a technologically savvy person who keeps up with privacy news. At issue here is the precedent set: more and more devices by default transmit private information to third party servers without the knowledge of the users. Further, people who do not intend to be users (i.e., guests in a home with a SmartTV) suddenly are having their private information scooped up and stored without their consent. It requires a level of vigilance that not every person will have. Do I need to ask my host if they have a SmartTV with this function?</text></comment>
<story><title>Samsung Global Privacy Policy - SmartTV Supplement</title><url>https://www.samsung.com/uk/info/privacy-SmartTV.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>imgabe</author><text>&amp;gt; You may disable Voice Recognition data collection at any time by visiting the “settings” menu. However, this may prevent you from using all of the Voice Recognition features.&lt;p&gt;from here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.samsung.com/uk/info/privacy-SmartTV.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.samsung.com&amp;#x2F;uk&amp;#x2F;info&amp;#x2F;privacy-SmartTV.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, disable it. I don&amp;#x27;t understand everybody&amp;#x27;s fascination with voice recognition. I don&amp;#x27;t find it more convenient at all. I&amp;#x27;d much rather just push a button. It&amp;#x27;s really not that complicated.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>learnstats2</author><text>It used to be the case that a service would politely ask you whether or not they could collect data about you, and would provide the same service in both cases.&lt;p&gt;This option (to minimise data collection&amp;#x2F;retention) ought to be enshrined in law.&lt;p&gt;If you pay (or not) for a service, you should be able to get the service without the expectation of your personal and private data being harvested.</text></comment>