It's not paranoia if your TV is really spying on you...

[freeradical]

Bimwad wrote:

I have a stupid TV. It has no interwebs connectivity. Smart and cheap...

Do you have cable? Satellite? Or a DVR?

No.

[$tevie]

freeradical wrote:
[quote=Bimwad]

I have a stupid TV. It has no interwebs connectivity. Smart and cheap...

Do you have cable? Satellite? Or a DVR?

No.
Me, neither.

[Dennis S]

m.paris wrote:
It's no secret that TV's have been spying on us for years. That's why the TV announcers always say "We will see you again tomorrow."

This was going on in the 50's. When it was time for a commercial, I would get up to go change the channel and a guy with a deep voice would say, "Don't touch that dial."

[Bimwad]

freeradical wrote:
No.

Then you can feel fortunate that OTA works for you, or you don't need to pay for basic TV.

But it's a reminder than even those with a dumb TV can't hide from data collection.

[SKYLANE]

Does TiVo do this too?

[Onamuji]

SKYLANE wrote:
Does TiVo do this too?

Yes. And way more abusively. But only for tv programming and PVRed content. They can't see what you're playing through your AppleTV, for example.

[sekker]

Onamuji wrote:
[quote=SKYLANE]
Does TiVo do this too?

Yes. And way more abusively. But only for tv programming and PVRed content. They can't see what you're playing through your AppleTV, for example.
But Apple does instead!

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Bill in NC wrote:
Another reason I will be keeping my Panasonic plasma HDTVs until they die.

(actually, once they die I'll look for used models on craigslist).

That is my standard recommendation for friends seeking a recommendation about what HDTV to purchase.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Onamuji wrote:
[quote=SKYLANE]
Does TiVo do this too?

Yes. And way more abusively. But only for tv programming and PVRed content. They can't see what you're playing through your AppleTV, for example.
It's one thing for a company that distributes content created by others to track who is watching what -- I imagine it may even be required to by law, at some level.

It's another matter entirely for a presumably neutral third-party, such as a display manufacturer, to track this information.

Also, to be fair, the article indicates that Samsung and LG also engage in this behavior.