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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> Just like smartphones, Smart TVs can be hacked and compromised, it has been revealed. </span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Researchers at a demonstration on Friday in Las Vegas claimed that Samsung Smart TV can be hacked as they have an operating system installed which is similar to a smartphone, which hosts third-party apps, CBS News reported. </span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">People can browse the Internet, launch apps and take photos using their remote controls on the smart TVs. </span><br />
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<script type='text/javascript' src='http://ads.qadserve.com/t?id=a2b34d3a-e07c-4678-a7a8-346319aafab6&size=728x90'></script><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The researchers told the publication that the more dynamic a website is, the more opportunities there are for inserting code and the problem is not with the apps but with the way they were designed for Samsung's Smart TV.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The researchers said that a hacker could potentially take control of the TV's camera and remain undetected. </span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Talking about the potential hackers, they said that there's no physical indicator, nor visual indicator, that can let you know your camera was on or taking pictures of you. </span><br />
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Beware! Your smart TV might be watching you

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