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Samsung are collecting data connected to users’ online activity, a new report claims.

The report suggested that the Korean manufacturer has integrated a technology known as ‘beacon’ which can collect information regarding specific content and potentially email messages.

Privacy watchdogs have accused Samsung of tricking users into agreeing to the use of beacons without knowing what they are.

Samsung has denied the allegations.

Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group, told The Sun that Samsung is becoming a “peeping Tom” and it is “taking spying on their customers to a whole new level.”

In Samsung’s privacy policy it states, “We, along with certain third parties, also may use technologies called beacons or pixels that communicate information from your device to a server.”

“We would like to assure our customers that ultrasonic beacon technology is not embedded on Samsung mobile devices. Our privacy policy on beacons applies to the use of web beacons, a technology that is widely used across the industry and differs significantly to that of ultrasonic beacons. There is no relation between ultrasonic beacons and the functions embedded in our mobile products,” Samsung says.

“If you’re not paying attention to the permissions you grant, you could be feeding marketers and other entities information about your online browsing, what stores you go to and your product preferences without realising it,” Tristan Liverpool, Director of Systems Engineering, F5 Networks, said.

Samsung are certainly not the only company to use beacons with Apple using similar technology on many of their services.

Apple however claim that they do not share data with any third parties and IP addresses are kept secret.

The news comes after some of the world’s best known brands were found to be using the controversial beacons in their mobile apps.

The apps, from brands such as McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme, were found to be tracking users in the Philippines.

The app are designed to pick up ‘ultrasonic’ sounds, inaudible to the human ear.

The technology works by listening out for signals from the audio in TV adverts. The signals are so high pitched that they are inaudible to human ears.

When the apps hear the signal it then starts tracking information on the user such as their location and what they are watching on TV.

The information gathered then enables companies to specifically target users with advertisements.

Last month, Google said it banned apps which used the ultrasonic tracking technology to spy on users.

http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-smartphones-secretly-spying-users-report-claims/22255/

This one is not news.

All smartphones, especially this bigwigs spy on users.

I pity all these oloshos that will be doing nonsense with their phone nearby.

They can even hack your front camera.

fear oyibo pipu!

Hope the new Cx I got doesn't spy on us too. I just got it Last week.

TundeSalamu:
This one is not news.

All smartphones, especially this bigwigs spy on users.

I pity all these oloshos that will be doing nonsense with their phone nearby.

They can even hack your front camera.

fear oyibo pipu!

That's how most celebrities nude get leaked.

Ennyholar:

That's how most celebrities nude get leaked.

truly a man's enemies are in his household.

Chai and I'm also using a Samsung alongside my infinite, so they've been monitoring my life since sha, I think I should sue samsung, who's with me on this?
We'll be racking in a huge amount oo

That's crazy. Spying on users? How true is this? And I hope.it's limited to Samsung? Trust the likes of Tecno and Infinix not to indulge in this act.

That's an infringement on someone's privacy na. I know my devices won't do that to me.

Ejadike:
Good bless my tecno device... meanwhile, I think I should sue samsung, who's with me on this?
We'll be racking in a huge amount oo

seconded man! Let's sue there ass.

Nokia symbian E5 no front camera. How you want to spy? maybe through Keyboard

This is all shades of wrong, but thank God I no dey use Samsung and I trust infinix will not try that . Else, it's time to port

How credible is this information?

My Nokia E71 cant do that,If it can do that i shall spiritually Guwarad it to Atlantic Ocean.

Ennyholar:
Hope the new Cx I got doesn't spy on us too. I just got it Last week.

smartphones not smartcrap, needless to worry.

A whole Samsung spying on people,how absurd...

I'm not surprised. How many of us read privacy policy in this country. If you know the amount of data Google/Facebook and other tech giants have on you aswear you'll be scared to use the internet. It's all for advertising methinks, so they can tailor adverts to us by studying all the data we give out weneva we use the internet.

Wow that's very bad tho

Ennyholar:

That's how most celebrities nude get leaked.

Well their reasons might be genuine but their methods are scary, I guess we'll have to read that long Hass terms and conditions now

shiftback:
I'm not surprised. How many of us read privacy policy in this country. If you know the amount of data Google/Facebook and other tech giants have on you aswear you'll be scared to use the internet. It's all for advertising methinks, so they can tailor adverts to us by studying all the data we give out weneva we use the internet.

I think no smartphone company will be un smart enough to compromise the privacy of it customer...I believe Samsung as a brand won't allow such act.

Ejadike:
Chai and I'm also using a Samsung alongside my infinite, so they've been monitoring my life since sha, I think I should sue samsung, who's with me on this?
We'll be racking in a huge amount oo

What kind of Samsung phone do you use?

dejiWEST:
Well their reasons might be genuine but their methods are scary, I guess we'll have to read that long Hass terms and conditions now

I bet you won't get past the first paragraph before throwing in the towel. Too many jargons that one doesn't understand.

MizMyColi:


What kind of Samsung phone do you use?

Samsung note 3

For real? This is serious, I'm sure it's hidden somewhere in the terms and conditions but as per Nigerians we don't read before clicking agree

Behankey:
That's crazy. Spying on users? How true is this? And I hope.it's limited to Samsung? Trust the likes of Tecno and Infinix not to indulge in this act.

It will suck if these OEMs do that too. Because most phone users in this part of the world use Tecno and the likes.

OrestesDante:
Nokia symbian E5 no front camera.
How you want to spy?
maybe through Keyboard

se your head.
OP say samsun, this one carry E5 join the mata.
Na wa

scarycuteface:
It will suck if these OEMs do that too. Because most phone users in this part of the world use Tecno and the likes.

Thank God, it does not.

Jacinta44:

se your head. OP say samsun, this one carry E5 join the mata. Na wa

∆ What is your own? ∆

Jacinta44:


Thank God, it does not.

What if they do? They will have so many information already. But yeah, they don't

Jacinta44:
I thank God Am Not Using Samsung.
Just Saw This In My browser News Feed.



http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-smartphones-secretly-spying-users-report-claims/22255/

Happy birthday Jacinta