Samsung Smart TVs Could Collect Personal Voice Data
Samsung's Smart TV privacy policy admits to collecting personal information picked up by its voice recognition function, and sending that data to a third party.
The exact line from the policy, originally pointed out by The Daily Beast, states:
"Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party through your use of Voice Recognition."
You can read the full Smart TV privacy policy on Samsung's website.
Samsung Smart TVs Could Collect Personal Voice Data
Samsung's Smart TV privacy policy admits to collecting personal information picked up by its voice recognition function, and sending that data to a third party.
The exact line from the policy, originally pointed out by The Daily Beast, states:
"Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party through your use of Voice Recognition."
You can read the full Smart TV privacy policy on Samsung's website.
Hot Comics to Buy This Week: 2/9/2015
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics and collectibles released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent, new books that look cool, and any toys we can't wait to play with.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
Written by Dan Slott & Drawn by Olivier Coipel & Giuseppe Camuncoli | Marvel Comics
App Store Update: February 9
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure – ($2.99)
Monsters are attacking a flooded castle, and it's up to you to defeat them by bumping them into the water to drown:
App Store Update: February 9
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure – ($2.99)
Monsters are attacking a flooded castle, and it's up to you to defeat them by bumping them into the water to drown:
8 Things to Watch this Week
While there's not much new premiering this week, save for NBC's The Slap and POP's Schitt's Creek (unless you still count Better Call Saul, which will air its second episode on Monday), there are still plenty of notable offerings on your tube.
Amazon Prime in February: Hannibal, Orphan Black, More
Constantine will wrap up its first season (no word on if its coming back yet) while SNL celebrates 40 seasons on the air with a gaggle of guest stars, past hosts, and former cast members. Plus, blood is in the air on Cinemax's Banshee and DC's Firestorm becomes a big problem on The Flash.
Devil’s Third Creator hints at Fatal Frame V Localization
Good news Fatal Frame fans, Tomonobu Itagaki has hinted that Tecmo Koei's Wii U exclusive horror game might make its way to North America.
Replying to a fan's Facebook post, the Devil's Third creator said that he "strongly believes" the game will make its way to the west in the following quote:
"Hey guys, I strongly believe that Kikuchi Keisuke will release the Fatal Frame V in America, in many countries. He and me have same philosophy from Tecmo days. That's what I can say for now. I want you guys to read between the lines. Anyway I will play this game."
How Timing Helped Dying Light Become a Huge Hit
Regardless of when a game comes out, one thing remains constant, as if it were an immutable law of the universe: if a game is good, it’s good. There is a little more to it than that, though - timing matters, too. Timing may not affect a game’s quality per se, but good timing could make a game stand out when it otherwise wouldn't have.
Case-in-point: Timing certainly benefitted Techland’s Dying Light, a surprisingly cohesive, enjoyable, deep, and even terrifying open-world zombie-killing adventure that snuck up on me like the shambling undead occupying the made-up locale of Harran. I’m over 10 hours into it and loving it. Thing is, if it didn’t come out when it did, I wouldn’t have played it at all. And I suspect thousands of other people immersed in Harran’s open-world feel the same exact way.
Resident Evil is PS Store’s January Best Seller
Sony has revealed that Resident Evil is January's best selling digital game on the Playstation Store in their latest post on the Playstation Blog.
The download only remake topped both the Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 charts last month, becoming Capcom's fastest selling western digital title ever.
Lurking just behind Resident Evil on the PS4 chart was fellow zombie slaying game Dying Light, with Minecraft taking second place on the PS3 chart.
SpaceX Launch Delayed Again
The SpaceX rocket launch of the deep space climate observatory, or "DSCOVR," has once again been delayed.
Originally scheduled to blast off yesterday, the launch was called off due to issues with a first stage transmitter and a range finder. The launch scheduled for today was postponed until tomorrow at 6:05 pm EST due to unfavorable weather conditions.
