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Smart TVs Are Turning Into Data Traps for Ads
privacy23 days ago

Smart TVs Are Turning Into Data Traps for Ads

Smart TVs are increasingly becoming data-collection devices as a sprawling network of ad-tech vendors tracks viewers through cookies, device IDs, IPs, precise/non-precise location, and user profiles. The article catalogs hundreds of vendors with cookie lifetimes spanning from days to years, notes some vendors don’t use cookies or rely on other storage, and highlights pervasive cross-device tracking and potential privacy risks for households. Viewers may need to adjust privacy settings or limit ad tracking on their TVs to curb data collection.

via Slate|
#adtech#cookies#privacy
13 Smart-TV Tweaks to Boost Speed, Privacy, and Ease of Use
technology3 months ago

13 Smart-TV Tweaks to Boost Speed, Privacy, and Ease of Use

A tech piece outlines 13 practical settings and habits to dramatically improve smart-TV performance and privacy, including turning off motion smoothing, choosing accurate picture modes, using Ethernet, enabling automatic updates, clearing cache, periodic restarts, customizing the home screen, disabling automatic content recognition, limiting ad personalization, checking HDMI ports and cables, using an external streaming device, enabling accessibility features, and leveraging the USB port for firmware updates.

via ZDNET|
#performance#privacy#smart-tv
Go wired: why Ethernet beats WiFi for your Smart TV
technology3 months ago

Go wired: why Ethernet beats WiFi for your Smart TV

Switch your Smart TV from WiFi to a wired Ethernet connection for a faster, more stable streaming experience; connect a Cat5e/Cat8 cable from your router to the TV’s LAN port, then enable Wired in the TV’s settings. Netflix lists about 15 Mbps for 4K and 25 Mbps for smoother loading; Ethernet can also reduce ping for gaming and apps. While researchers have demonstrated ultra-fast speeds in labs, practical home use should stick with wired Ethernet for now.

via supercarblondie.com|
#ethernet#network#smart-tv
How to stop your smart TV from tracking what you watch
technology3 months ago

How to stop your smart TV from tracking what you watch

Smart TVs collect detailed viewing data through Automated Content Recognition (ACR) and related telemetry across apps and external devices. The guide explains how to disable data collection on major brands (Samsung, LG, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Android/Google TV, and Vizio) by adjusting settings such as ACR/Live Plus, Viewing Information, Advertising/Interest-Based Ads, and Voice data, noting that options vary by model and region and that some diagnostic data may still be collected.

via Tom's Guide|
#acr#data-collection#opt-out
Smart-TV bargain alert: Amazon Fire TV 32-inch HD drops under $200 with 5 more deals
technology3 months ago

Smart-TV bargain alert: Amazon Fire TV 32-inch HD drops under $200 with 5 more deals

Yahoo Canada Style reports the Amazon Fire TV 32" 2-Series HD smart TV is on sale for under $200 (about $185, 26% off) and lists six additional Amazon TV deals in Canada, including a 43" 4-Series UHD for around $280, a 50" 4-Series for about $430, a 43" Omni QLED near $450, a 55" Omni QLED around $690, and a 65" Omni Mini-LED for roughly $1,230.

via Yahoo Lifestyle Canada|
#amazon#canada#fire-tv
Turn Off ACR to Stop Smart TV Ad Tracking
technology3 months ago

Turn Off ACR to Stop Smart TV Ad Tracking

The piece explains that Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) on most smart TVs secretly tracks what you watch to feed targeted ads, raising privacy concerns and potential security risks. It provides brand-specific, step-by-step instructions to disable ACR on Samsung, LG, Sony, Hisense, and TCL/Roku TVs, and notes that turning off ACR may reduce personalized features and might require periodic rechecks after software updates.

via ZDNET|
#acr#ad-tracking#data-collection