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Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching (themarkup.org)

submitted 7 months ago by btp@kbin.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[-] superbirra@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

yeah lol, no real need to obfuscate those ip fyi

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/campfire.png

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