Your Smart TV is Spying On You
Duh.
If you own a smart TV, odds are it’s watching you just as much as you’re watching it. That’s according to “Consumer Reports,” which has discovered smart TVs collect data on their owners and shares the information with companies such as Netflix, Amazon, Facebook and Google. The study notes nearly all smart TVs send info to Netflix even if the owner doesn’t subscribe to the streaming service.
HERE’S HOW TO STOP IT:
To maintain your privacy, the consumer watchdog agency suggests enabling the setting labeled “Disable Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage Data,” which can be found in a TV’s privacy settings menu. Roku users can block prying eyes by unchecking “Use Info from TV Inputs,” which can found in the Privacy-Smart TV Experience menu.
Jade was born and raised in Detroit Rock City and grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, The Who, Tom Petty, etc. In high school she tried multiple different styles from cheerleader to goth but couldn’t do gymnastics and couldn’t get her eyeliner dark enough. She settled on jeans and a t-shirt, playing sports and making normal situations overly awkward. When she’s not making bad jokes on the radio you can find her shanking golf balls into the woods on the golf course and drinking beers at the bar. She has a strict two shot limit when it comes to tequila. Jade enjoys writing and talking about everything happening in Detroit Rock City, our Detroit sports teams, golf, and her fear of robots.
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