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Title: Samsung Smart TV Owners Fume Over Sneaky Pop-Up Ads
Post by: HCK on February 12, 2015, 09:00:21 am
Samsung Smart TV Owners Fume Over Sneaky Pop-Up Ads

Samsung Smart TV owners, already shaken by news earlier this week that their TVs can transmit voice commands and other private data to third parties, have been hit by another revelation -- that the devices sneak ads into movies they're watching, without the owner's knowledge or consent. A user on the Plex forum complained that a Pepsi ad popped up every 10 to 15 minutes while he was watching his Samsung TV.

Source: Samsung Smart TV Owners Fume Over Sneaky Pop-Up Ads (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81700.html?rss=1)