Samsung's voice-recording smart TVs breach privacy law, campaigners claim

US consumer rights group Epic claims Samsung has breached the privacy of its users, and is demanding an FCC investigation

Samsung could be investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US following a complaint which claims its smart TVs record private conversations without informing users.

US consumer rights organisation the Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) accuses Samsung of breaking federal privacy laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which both concern the collection and disclosure of electronic communications.

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