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Serious question, why don't more people opt out of their smart TV tracking?
I finally got around to going through all the privacy settings on my LG TV last month after a buddy in Seattle told me it was basically spying on me for ad companies. The before and after was wild - my home screen went from showing me targeted recommendations for stuff I'd whispered near my phone to just random generic apps I never use. Took me about 20 minutes to dig through 3 different menus to disable the ACR (automatic content recognition) and marketing stuff. I swear my YouTube ads dropped by like half too, or maybe that's just placebo. Has anyone else gone full privacy mode on their TV and noticed a real difference in what gets suggested to you?
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the_jenny5mo ago
Right? I did the same thing on my Sony last year and now my recommendations are just nonsense instead of creepily accurate.
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parkerp805mo ago
Now it just shows me random movie trailers from 2017.
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robinp723mo ago
Wait you actually did that on purpose?
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