Vizio Samsung smart TVs ignore tracking opt-outs
Original title: Vizio, Samsung smart TVs seem to ignore tracking opt outs
Some smart TVs continue sending viewing data to third parties after opting out of Automatic Content Recognition.
Researchers tested smart TVs and found Vizio and Samsung models sent tracking data despite ACR opt-out. Vizio sent traffic to Amazon endpoints regardless. Samsung leaked data for third-party services in some cases. Four OSes honored opt-out completely. Opt-outs do not fully protect privacy.
- Vizio sent 100% tracking traffic after opt-out
- Samsung sent ACR data for Netflix YouTube in 7-20% of runs
- Four OSes fully respected opt-out
- Encryption prevents payload inspection
From the original article
5 min read at malwarebytes.com
If you thought that opting out of surveillance on your smart TV would give you your privacy back, think again.
By @malwarebytes · malwarebytes.com
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