Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching – The Markup
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Here’s how to turn off “automated content recognition,” the Shazam-like software on smart TVs that tracks what you’re watching

These TVs can capture and identify 7,200 images per hour, or approximately two every second. The data is then used for content recommendations and ad targeting, which is a huge business; advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads in 2022, according to market research firm eMarketer.

  • @qwertyWarlord
    -14•11 months ago

    Who cares? Ad targeting has been around for years, ads on TV aren’t any different than what’s on YouTube anymore, they’re often literally the same ad. I don’t need drugs, I don’t need cars and I don’t need insurance so whatever

    • @[email protected]English
      6•11 months ago

      You do know what community you’re posting in right?

      This type of snooping covers anything you play on the screen including but not limited to Blu-Rays, Plex, Home Movies, Live TV, YouTube, and Netflix. It’s incredibly invasive and harmful to the end user, especially when the raw data is inevitably leaked to the world at large.