LG Isn't the Only TV Company Spying on You
LG TVs aren't the only ones spying on you [video]
RTINGS R&D reveals that LG is not alone in collecting viewing data from smart TVs. Their investigation shows that Walmart, Roku, and other manufacturers use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to track everything you watch, even through connected devices. The video explains how ACR works, how they tested it, and the surprising data they found. It also highlights the lack of true informed consent and suggests practical steps to protect your privacy.
Whoops! Are you sure that you want to disable data collection on your TV? Walmart, Roku, and other TV companies sure would love for you not to.
- irickt
Here's the linked text version of the report: https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/research/smart-tv-data-priva...
- GreenVulpine
Never connect a smart TV to the internet. Use it as a dumb screen with your choice of media device.
- CommanderData
Not long until these TVs start partnering with Amazon and other providers to send traffic automatically through near-by devices like smart speakers, disconnecting will be impossible.
Vast majority won't know or care.
The way this gets fixed is laws not workarounds unfortunately.