Sony's Energy saving Tv's

[JoeM]

Just found this article and thought it was interesting. Sony's new Bravia range of TV's will have such special features as facial recognition for those who tend to fall asleep while watching tv as well as heat and motion sensors designed to help the unit save power........What could possible go wrong

Sony's energy saving TVs watch you while you sleep | Environment | guardian.co.uk

 

[n2rj]

Plenty can go wrong, I think:

YouTube link to obvious problems with facial recognition software

Consumer reports response

On a side note I've tested this on another webcam on my sony laptop and it's true. It simply does not recognize my dark face. My wife's face which is lighter than mine gets recognized somewhat.

I don't think it's racist but I do think that if TVs are coming with these features there should have to be a way to disable them.