How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features - Consumer Reports
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TVs collect a huge amount of data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit the surveillance on TVs from LG, Samsung, TCL, and every other big brand.

The link has a ton of information.

Under Privacy Settings, there are options for Device Usage Data, Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage, and Interest-Based Ads. All are enabled by default, but you can disable them.

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.orgEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Most people just don’t disconnect their TV from the Wi-Fi every time they are done streaming. Which, that would be a GOOD IDEA idea.

    No, because the smart TV just stores the data it wants to send and sends it as soon as it is online again.