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Md Ismail Šojal 🕷️ Verified account @0x0SojalSec · Oct 22

WTF, $3000 Samsung TV has an always-on mic, automatic content recognition, geo tracking, network mapping, and ships your data to Samsung + 400 partners.

Bro Rooted a brand-new 2025 Samsung TV after noticing absurdly targeted ads.

Firmware was locked down, so zero-days it was.
Got a root shell.

then found: always-on voice service, ACR, geo, full telemetry pipeline, and four separate DRM systems.

This isn’t a bug, It’s the product bro.

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log4j Verified account @log4j · Oct 23

turns out it classifies what audio it hears, before reporting back to samsung.

sensor preferences, dog-barking and baby-crying event counters, and camera streaming duration are built into telemetry paths.

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Ars Technica Verified account @arstechnica · Sep 23

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0…

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Nomad Verified account @NomadsGalaxy · Oct 6

Hey uh, @Keurig - what the hell is a COFFEE MACHINE uploading, let me double check...

ONE FUCKING TERABYTE OF DATA IN 10 DAYS!?!?

Immediately unplugging that. Getting my parents a new coffee machine.

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Alex Sexton Verified account @SlexAxton · Sep 15

me: “ah let me set my alarm for a good night’s sleep”

<the app that controls my smart mattress>: “wanna know when you’re gonna die?”

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