(Mike Mozart) Samsung’s Smart TVs have come under scrutiny recently after people learned the company’s privacy policy hinted that things we say within earshot of our televisions may be recorded and uploaded to third-party transcription services. While executives for the company have worked to calm people’s fears, a privacy group is now asked federal regulators to take a look into the matter. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to open an investigation into whether Samsung illegally recorded private conversations through its smart TVs. According to the complaint [PDF], EPIC alleges that Samsung’s remote voice recognition software – which allows users to change channels, increase volume and initiate other operations by using their voice  – violates several federal laws put in place to protect consumer privacy. “Samsung routinely intercepts and records the private communications of consumers in their homes,” EPIC says in the complaint.

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