BTW, for you skeptics who think your HOA isn’t capable of spying on your intimate behavior, be assured they can…and will. Homeowners Associations are all about monitoring intimate behavior and micro-managing your life. With that in mind, the story linked below might blow your mind.
It’s about a Texas family who discovered that someone was able to hack into an off-the-shelf baby monitor, eavesdrop on every sound in the house, and even manipulate the camera to take a look at things around the room, AND CALL THE BABY BY NAME!
My friends, baby monitors operate on just a few public radio and TV frequencies. They can be hacked by a school kid. Just YouTube “how to hack a baby monitor” and look at your results!
Finally, take a look at what a TV news reporter did by video hacking an entire neighborhood. She didn’t even have to work hard to do it.
What happens when developers build telescreens into new homes, and the covenants require that they be left on all of the time?
LOL! George Orwell, for sure. However, didn’t you hear that the screens don’t need to be left on all the time? Check this out:
http://www.techlicious.com/blog/is-your-tv-watching-you-latest-models-raise-concerns/
and this:
http://www.lossofprivacy.com/index.php/2012/03/samsungs-new-tvs-bring-big-brother-closer/
Of course, Samsung and the others deny, deny, deny!