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Comment by Wolf on Yes, Your TV is Spying on You (here's how to stop it) (December 16, 2025 09:41 PM)
Another GREAT article! I'm glad that I disabled all of these "smart TV features" after I removed it from the box. With that and so much more going on ...
Comment by Karen Poff on [ALERT] Gadget Insurance and Extended Warranty Scams (December 16, 2025 08:49 PM)
I teach consumers to become their own insurer. Every time they are tempted to buy an extended warranty, instead put that amount into a savings account...
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Comment by Frank on Yes, Your TV is Spying on You (here's how to stop it) (December 16, 2025 01:22 AM)
V.P. Al Gore did NOT invent the internet. George Orwell invented the internet in 1984....
Comment by CRW on Yes, Your TV is Spying on You (here's how to stop it) (December 15, 2025 08:05 PM)
Hmmm, so that "afternoon delight" you just left could have been seen, recorded and the blackmail letter (or email) on its way as we speak....
Comment by hifi5000 on Yes, Your TV is Spying on You (here's how to stop it) (December 15, 2025 07:35 PM)
In the past year, I have stayed in two hotel rooms where there had been smart TVs installed. The smart TVs had the menus where you could select a stre...
Comment by Dave McClure on [ALERT] Gadget Insurance and Extended Warranty Scams (December 14, 2025 08:51 PM)
When I bought a new refrigerator from Home Depot, I was talked into purchasing their extended warranty. About a month after the manufacturer's warrant...
Comment by Norman Rosen on [ALERT] Gadget Insurance and Extended Warranty Scams (December 13, 2025 11:00 PM)
I certainly agree with you about electronic warranties. However, the last two refrigerators I have bought have failed big time and I was certainly hap...
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