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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    11 months ago

    Who cares? Ad targeting has been around for years, ads on TV aren’t any different than what’s on YouTube anymore, they’re often literally the same ad. I don’t need drugs, I don’t need cars and I don’t need insurance so whatever

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      11 months ago

      You do know what community you’re posting in right?

      This type of snooping covers anything you play on the screen including but not limited to Blu-Rays, Plex, Home Movies, Live TV, YouTube, and Netflix. It’s incredibly invasive and harmful to the end user, especially when the raw data is inevitably leaked to the world at large.