Many smart TVs use ACR to track everything on your screen—not just apps, but cable, gaming, and anything connected via HDMI. This data is used to build ad profiles and track your viewing habits, often ...

Your smart TV is probably tracking everything that appears on the screen. While ad tracking is par for the course on the internet in 2018, smart TVs are particularly interesting. They don’t just track ...

Tracking Through Streaming Devices Devices such as Roku and Amazon Fire TV are popular choices for streaming content, but they also monitor user interactions closely. They use device identifiers and ...

Every day we move seamlessly between smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, and smart TVs, often without giving a second thought to what happens in the background. With so many connected devices in ...

Online privacy is an oxymoron. For example, there’s an advertiser ID on your phone that’s supposed to keep your location anonymous. Are you surprised it doesn’t? Me neither. Tap or click here for ...

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