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TV-spying furor widens; EFF demands federal privacy law after LG exposé

The Verge shows TV spying is an industry-wide practice, not just LG

1 Sep 19 9:00 AM · 4d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 1 of 2

The Verge reported that nearly every TV maker uses automatic content recognition (ACR) to fingerprint and track what users watch, feeding recommendations and ad targeting, and that dark-pattern consent flows — like an LG screen defaulting to 'Select All' across six agreements — obscure users' choices.

The Verge shows TV spying is an industry-wide practice, not just LG
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“TV prices have come down significantly over the years, to the point where some companies are selling them at a loss. But they make up that shortfall selling user behavior data they collect from the OS.”

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