Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia shared a disturbing experience with her Twitter followers on Sunday.
āLast night in my DC residence, the television turned on by itself and the screen showed someoneās laptop trying to connect to the TV,ā she posted on Twitter.
āJust for the record: Iām very happy. Iām also very healthy and eat well and exercise a lot. I donāt smoke and never have. I donāt take any medications. I am not vaccinated. So Iām not concerned about blood clots, heart conditions, strokes, or anything else,ā she wrote.
āNor do I have anything to hide. I just love my country and the people and know how much theyāve been screwed over by the corrupt people in our government and Iām not willing to be quiet about it, or willing to go along with it,ā she wrote.
Greene tweeted a link to a report that shows there is a hidden privacy danger in āsmartā TVs that are connected to the internet.
The FBI has said that the potential exists for smart TVs to be turned into devices that spy on their owners, according to a CBS report to which Greene posted a link.
āBeyond the risk that your TV manufacturer and app developers may be listening and watching you, that television can also be a gateway for hackers to come into your home,āĀ the FBI warned.
āAt the low end of the risk spectrum, they can change channels, play with the volume, and show your kids inappropriate videos,ā the FBI said. āIn a worst-case scenario, they can turn on your bedroom TVās camera and microphone and silently cyberstalk you,ā the FBI warned.
Some responded to Greene with concerns or support.
Newsweek found a source who could mock the tweet.
āMarjorie Taylor Greeneās tweet about her TV turning on by itself certainly seems bizarre, and itās hard to say for sure what she meant by it. However, it does seem to play into her previous conspiracy theories about the government spying on her,ā said Craig Agranoff, a political analyst.
āItās also worth noting that Greene has sort of a history of making outlandish claims that have been debunked, so itās possible that this is just another example of that,ā he said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
