ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSmart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes | 48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11
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minus-squarecordlesslamp@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMaybe i’m stupid, but why would a TV even do that? All it’s know is what you’re watching today, right? How is that information useful? If you’re living with other people, the TV couldn’t even know who’s watching, that would make the data useless.
minus-squareArcticPrincess@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoKnowing the distribution of what entire households watch is very useful. It’s not about spying on you personally.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd what other devices are on the network, and what they’re chattering about
Maybe i’m stupid, but why would a TV even do that? All it’s know is what you’re watching today, right? How is that information useful? If you’re living with other people, the TV couldn’t even know who’s watching, that would make the data useless.
Knowing the distribution of what entire households watch is very useful. It’s not about spying on you personally.
And what other devices are on the network, and what they’re chattering about