top | item 28292236 (no title) skyboy101 | 4 years ago If I'm not mistaken, smart TVs can still communicate by via inaudible sound signals directly to other devices. Spooky. discuss order hn newest kossTKR|4 years ago Really? That's dystopian, but in a cool way. A little like Amazons own internet sharing network or what it was.It's terrible though. We really live in a panopticon now.Any links? r3trohack3r|4 years ago https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-th...Not exactly the TV manufacturer doing it, but there have been reports of advertisers using ultrasonic pitches to do cross-device tracking. foepys|4 years ago https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/there...Be careful which apps you allow to use your phone's microphone. crysin|4 years ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinaviaSlightly different than what gp was talking about but also deals with using invisible audio for DRM load replies (1)
kossTKR|4 years ago Really? That's dystopian, but in a cool way. A little like Amazons own internet sharing network or what it was.It's terrible though. We really live in a panopticon now.Any links? r3trohack3r|4 years ago https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-th...Not exactly the TV manufacturer doing it, but there have been reports of advertisers using ultrasonic pitches to do cross-device tracking. foepys|4 years ago https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/there...Be careful which apps you allow to use your phone's microphone. crysin|4 years ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinaviaSlightly different than what gp was talking about but also deals with using invisible audio for DRM load replies (1)
r3trohack3r|4 years ago https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-th...Not exactly the TV manufacturer doing it, but there have been reports of advertisers using ultrasonic pitches to do cross-device tracking.
foepys|4 years ago https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/there...Be careful which apps you allow to use your phone's microphone.
crysin|4 years ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinaviaSlightly different than what gp was talking about but also deals with using invisible audio for DRM load replies (1)
kossTKR|4 years ago
It's terrible though. We really live in a panopticon now.
Any links?
r3trohack3r|4 years ago
Not exactly the TV manufacturer doing it, but there have been reports of advertisers using ultrasonic pitches to do cross-device tracking.
foepys|4 years ago
Be careful which apps you allow to use your phone's microphone.
crysin|4 years ago
Slightly different than what gp was talking about but also deals with using invisible audio for DRM