These TVs can capture and identify 7,200 images per hour, or approximately two every second. The data is then used for content recommendations and ad targeting, which is a huge business; advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads in 2022, according to market research firm eMarketer.
Obviously
Honestly the least I’d expect of a smart TV.
Considering I don’t connect it to the internet I’d be surprised if it was doing anything.
It’s brute-forcing your neighbors’ WiFis
“I’m in”
- your TV after hacking the neighbors tv.
Joke aside, would that make it basically anonymous? Unless it’s actually sending screenshots, it will only tell “somebody around this IP is watching TV/Something from HDMI”
My smart TV is blocked from the internet. It doesn’t know shit.
oh it knows. it just can’t tell anyone!