Texas vs. TV Titans: The Battle for Your Living Room Privacy!
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused TV giants, including Sony, Samsung, and LG, of channel surfing through your privacy with Automated Content Recognition technology. In Texas, your TV may know more about you than your nosy neighbor. Looks like the smart TV might need a lesson in minding its own business!
Hot Take:
Welcome to the new age of TV watching, where your television is watching you back! Texas is on a mission to ensure that when you binge-watch your favorite series, only your cat is snooping over your shoulder. With the Texas Attorney General rolling up his sleeves against TV giants for playing Big Brother, the age-old adage, “As Seen on TV,” takes on a whole new meaning!
Key Points:
– Texas Attorney General sues five major TV manufacturers over alleged illegal data collection.
– Accusations revolve around the use of ACR technology to monitor viewing habits without consent.
– Concerns raised about Chinese companies potentially sharing data with the Chinese government.
– ACR tech allegedly captures and shares data every 500 milliseconds.
– This lawsuit echoes similar past cases, with one involving Vizio settling for $2.2 million in 2017.