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Vizio smart TVs reportedly ignore tracking opt-outs
Original: Vizio smart TVs are ignoring tracking opt-outs, continue to send data even when sitting idle https:// reddthat.com/post/
Vizio smart TVs are accused of continuing to send viewing data to company servers even when users have opted out of tracking and the sets are idle. The claim, circulating widely online, has reignited criticism of automatic content recognition in smart TVs and raised privacy questions about whether opt-out settings actually stop data collection.
Why now: Concerns about smart TV privacy and ineffective tracking opt-outs are a recurring flashpoint for discussion
Evidence
- Vizio smart TVs are ignoring tracking opt-outs, continue to send data even when sitting idle https:// reddthat.com/post/76043925 · throws_lemy@reddthat.com · 1
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