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Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hacker (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

IANAL, but EULAs are mostly enforceable in the US as they're contracts. BUT, not every provision is a slam dunk win for the company. As I understand it, much law is decided on what a "reasonable person" would act, think or find fair at the moment action was taken, such as clicking "I Agree". Would such a person expect the EULA to provide for spying on their voice and snapshotting their private viewing? Dunno, but I'd love to see a test case move forward.

Someone should sue on behalf of a minor, who cannot agree to a contract, or another third-party in the home who did not agree. Bet there's case law on this sort of thing in other contexts.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago*

    From what I read, the point of Law in the countries were EULAs have already been deemed not enforceable by courts (such as Germany) is that one can't hold something one has sold to a customer hostage to the customer accepting a NEW contract after the sale (the sale itself is considered an implicit contract with certain rights, such as the right to freely use what was sold) before they can use it, so even if people click "I Accept" on such a thing it's does not form a legally binding contract.

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