Samsung has warned its customers not to discuss their personal matters in front of their televisions.
The warning is for those viewers who control their televisions by sound.
Some of these modern televisions listen to what they have to say and may send messages to Samsung or Samsung-related organizations.
The warning was issued after an article was published in the online newspaper "Daily Beast" which published part of Samsung's policies governing private ownership of their televisions.
The policy states that the televisions will be listening to people in the same room trying to issue commands and questions using toys.
"If the information you have uttered is private or confidential, then know that the information will be among the information captured and disseminated to other people." Samsung warned.
The television can record audio
As a result of the controversy over its policy statement, Samsung has issued a statement clarifying how those voices work.
Emphasizes sound recognition only after the owner has chosen to use the sound instead of pressing the remote control device.
Samsung has said that if a customer agrees to use a voice detection device, the voice will be identified by a third party after ordering the search.
The third party that translates the sound from the owners is interpreted by a company called Nuance, which is qualified to recognize sound.
Samsung is not the first company to find itself in trouble using sound equipment on its machines and products.
In late 2013, a technology consultant from the UK discovered that his LG television was collecting information about his television viewing behavior
BBC