Researchers: many smart TVs and streaming dongles from Roku, Samsung, Amazon and others are sending user data to companies like Netflix, Microsoft, and Facebook
even what you buy in stores. It's as if your TV can unhook itself from the wall and follow you around.” —@geoffreyfowler https://twitter.com/... @dhh : Oh great. Facebook Google, et al are spying on you through your smart TV as well. Wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to exploit every waken minute of the day for more data collection. Surveillance capitalism is the fucking worst. https://www.ft.com/... Toomas Hendrik Ilves / @ilvestoomas : The data were being sent whether or not the user had a Netflix account. The researchers also found that other smart devices including speakers and cameras were sending user data to dozens of third parties including Spotify and Microsoft. https://www.ft.com/... @mmnjug : The smart TVs in our homes are leaking sensitive user data to companies including Netflix, Google and Facebook even when some devices are idle, according to two large-scale analyses. https://www.ft.com/... Chris Hoofnagle / @hoofnagle : FT: NEU & ICL researchers “found that a number of smart TVs, including those made by Samsung and LG, and the streaming dongles Roku and Amazon's FireTV were sending out data such as location and IP address to Netflix and third-party advertisers.” https://www.ft.com/... See also Mediagazer
NEW @washingtonpost: You watch TV. And your TV watches you. In my latest privacy project, I found tens of millions of Americans are still using smart TVs that snoop on everything we watch. It's like you always have a couch companion: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://tw…
@washingtonpost On many smart TVs, a few nosy pixels report back to the manufacturer everything that crosses the screen. Once per second. Others send snapshots of the entire screen. Here's how your TV joined the lucrative business of harvesting your data: https://www.washingtonpo…
Most prevalent trackers on the top 1000 ‘apps’ on streaming services Roku and Amazon Fire TV. Google everywhere (doubleclick, 2mdn, app-measurement, gstatic, imasdk), but also Comscore (scorecardresearch), Nielsen (imrworldwide), RTL Group (spotx) & more: https://freedom-to-tinke…
TVs ought to be a privacy regulation success. Instead, they're a cautionary tale. In 1988, we passed a law protecting video records. In 2017, FTC sued Vizio & said it was unfair to track people without their knowledge. Today most TVs are still tracking: https://www.washingtonpost…
If you have smart TV in your house, your personal data is now being shared with third parties including Netflix( regardless of having an account or not), Google and Facebook even when some devices are idle, according to two large-scale analysis. https://www.ft.com/...
Researchers found that 89% of Amazon Fire TV channels and 69% of Roku channels contained trackers that collected data about viewing habits and preferences, along with identifiers like device serial numbers, Wi-Fi network names, and MAC addresses. https://www.wired.com/...
“Data firms use your TV history to link up what you watch with what you do on your phone, tablet and laptop — even what you buy in stores. It's as if your TV can unhook itself from the wall and follow you around.” —@geoffreyfowler https://twitter.com/...
Oh great. Facebook Google, et al are spying on you through your smart TV as well. Wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to exploit every waken minute of the day for more data collection. Surveillance capitalism is the fucking worst. https://www.ft.com/...
The data were being sent whether or not the user had a Netflix account. The researchers also found that other smart devices including speakers and cameras were sending user data to dozens of third parties including Spotify and Microsoft. https://www.ft.com/...
The smart TVs in our homes are leaking sensitive user data to companies including Netflix, Google and Facebook even when some devices are idle, according to two large-scale analyses. https://www.ft.com/...
FT: NEU & ICL researchers “found that a number of smart TVs, including those made by Samsung and LG, and the streaming dongles Roku and Amazon's FireTV were sending out data such as location and IP address to Netflix and third-party advertisers.” https://www.ft.com/...