CEA Working To Address ‘Concerns’ With California Bill on Voice Recognition in Smart TVs
CEA “has some concerns” with the "current version" of a California State Assembly bill (AB-1116) that would limit how spoken words and conversations captured by the voice recognition functions of smart TVs sold in the state can be used (see…
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1504220065), CEA Senior Vice President-Government Affairs Michael Petricone emailed us Thursday. But CEA is working with the assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection "in an effort to address them," Petricone said. The committee approved the measure 11-0 Tuesday, sending it on to the assembly’s Judiciary Committee for further action. “It’s important to understand that voice recognition not only drives the features behind innovative products and beneficial services such as smartphones and car navigation systems -- it’s also a game-changing, accessibility innovation for people with disabilities,” Petricone said. “As more and more of our everyday devices are becoming ‘smart’ -- joining the Internet of Things -- manufacturers are working to help consumers understand how these connected systems work, inform them of the benefits, and explain that consumers have the option and the power to disable their products’ voice command features. Technology companies want to continue to earn and maintain consumers’ trust.”