LG Isn't the Only TV Company Spying on You

📺 Support our investigations by becoming a member here: https://bit.ly/4yVUJgc Whoops! Are you sure that you want to disable data collection on your TV? Walmart, Roku, and other TV companies sure would love for you not to. It may mean missing out on the smart features of your TV, but that's the price we're being asked to pay for our TVs now—often without true informed consent. Links Read more about our full investigation: https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/research/smart-tv-data-privacy Our VPN privacy investigation: https://youtu.be/-i_BB2uFYYA Learn how to set up a pi-hole to block ACR at the network level: https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/basic-install/ --- 00:00 Intro 00:22 You're the product 00:56 ACR Explained 01:19 How we tested 01:58 The data 02:40 Everything you plug into your TV is tracked 03:11 Why is this happening 03:26 People don't know this is happening 04:16 Beam me up, Roku (you can't opt out) 05:04 Every TV calls ACR something different 05:30 Enhanced (ACR) "Picture Mode" 05:45 All hail Wal-Mart 06:14 Just ask Tozzi 06:37 What can you actually do about it? 07:18 Streaming scheming 08:04 Informed consent problem 08:25 Lawful solutions 08:47 Is it worth it? --- SUPPORT US Join our newsletters: https://www.rtings.com/newsletters Join our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/n6m2fXgqAF Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/rtingscom https://twitter.com/rtingsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/rtingsdotcom/ We never accept sponsorships, and we make money directly from you via our membership program and through affiliate links. Learn more about how we make money while staying unbiased: https://www.rtings.com/company/how-we-make-money.