Smart TVs are capable of invading user privacy by listening to and recording private conversations.

‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV Is your television listening to every conversation? Filling your home with highly invasive ads? Some viewers have had enough of tech violating their privacy https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy

‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV | Television | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy

“Someone listening in on a TV gets to find out about my daughter’s first period without her knowing. And that is a level of invasion no one should have without explicit consent.” ‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy https://unwall.app/www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy