CTV industry’s unprecedented “surveillance”
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48-page report citing Ars Technica urges FTC, FCC investigate connected TV data harvesting. Gen AI, potentially racially discrimniatory practices head concerns.

48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.

The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a “surveillance system” that has “long undermined privacy and consumer protection,” according to a report from the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) published today and sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in connected TVs (CTVs) being a “privacy nightmare,” according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.

  • AlexanderESmith
    6•12 hours ago

    I bought a fantastic 3 laser Samsung projector. Projecting at 123", bright and beautiful (even during the day with all the window blinds open).

    First thing it asked was to set up the wifi. I lul’d and turned it to the HDMI input with a Roku (which started sucking, so I switched to nVidia shield, which is about to be replaced with a Beelink running Linux because I’m tired of the shenanigans and limitations).

    I found out from a friend (who has the same projector) that the little shit shows ads when it has a network connection. I just see a solid green bar, rofl.