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Careful, Your Samsung TV Might Be Eavesdropping on You

Samsung curved Ultra High Definition televisions.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Samsung Electronics Co. said its televisions can transmit user data to third-parties, becoming the latest technology company to face a backlash for how data is collected from users.

The world’s biggest maker of TVs said its Web-connected sets can collect private conversations when users activate its voice-recognition function. Consumers can turn the function on or off at any time, the Suwon, South Korea-based company said in an e-mailed statement.