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Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes (arstechnica.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20620106

48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.

The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a "surveillance system" that has "long undermined privacy and consumer protection," according to a report from the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) published today and sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in connected TVs (CTVs) being a "privacy nightmare," according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 10 points 10 hours ago

Strong language, but not wrong. When they hear about telephones they're going to freak out, though.