Technological Advances Are Surpasing George Orwell's Vision Of 1984

A Sony internet TV: The rise of 'connected' devices in the home offers spies a window into people's lives - CIA director David Petraeus says the technologies will 'transform' surveillance

The CIA Wants To Spy On You Through Your TV: Agency Director Says It Will 'Transform' Surveillance -- Daily Mail

* Devices connected to internet leak information
* CIA director says these gadgets will 'transform clandestine tradecraft'
* Spies could watch thousands via supercomputers
* People 'bug' their own homes with web-connected devices

When people download a film from Netflix to a flatscreen, or turn on web radio, they could be alerting unwanted watchers to exactly what they are doing and where they are.

Spies will no longer have to plant bugs in your home - the rise of 'connected' gadgets controlled by apps will mean that people 'bug' their own homes, says CIA director David Petraeus.

The CIA claims it will be able to 'read' these devices via the internet - and perhaps even via radio waves from outside the home.

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My Comment: CIA Director Petraeus is right .... and we are the ones who are making it possible. So much for our privacy.