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Zeljka Zorz - February 7, 2017

 

American company Vizio has decided to settle charges that it installed software on its smart TVs that collected viewing data of some 11 million users without their knowledge or consent.

 

To that end, the company will pay $2.2 million to the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General.

 

                                            



 

Vizio smart TVs collected users’ viewing data

 

According to the complaint lodged by the agencies, Vizio’s smart TVs captured “information about video displayed on the smart TV, including video from consumer cable, broadband, set-top box, DVD, over-the-air broadcasts, and streaming devices” since February 2014.

 

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Spotted the following article on ArsTechnica and thought it was interesting.

 

We spend loads of time securing and carefully ensuring our computing devices are protected and meanwhile Smart TVs, refrigerators, doorlocks, thermostats, routers, toasters and even crockpots recently are adding wifi and remote control and monitoring via a wifi link to your home network.

 

It is definitely a new and wild world on the web as technology morphs.

 

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/vizio-smart-tvs-tracked-viewers-around-the-clock-without-consent/

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