Your smart TV can track what you're watching to serve you targeted ads.
It's called Automatic Content Recognition (ACR).
Check your TV's privacy settings and turn it off.
Imagine needing privacy settings just to watch TV 😑
We covered this last week. In case you missed it:
If you've connected Google Photos, Gmail, or other supported services to Search's personalized AI features, Google can use information derived from that data to:
→ Personalize ads
→ Train AI models
→ Allow human review in certain cases
And disconnecting doesn't automatically erase what Search has already saved.
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It's Privacy Scorecard time.
Transparency (A)
Its apps are open source, and independent auditors regularly check its no-logs claims.
To 'protect the kids', the UK made adults go through facial scans and ID checks.
Ofcom has now released their report which notes 'No significant change' in what children see online.
So the new plan is obviously....MORE banned categories, and device level ID checks.
When surveillance fails, the answer is always more surveillance 😡
Children's exposure to porn rose from 11% to 12.9% after the law took effect.
Kids saying they 'always feel safe' online fell from 31% to 22%.
Ofcom's report: ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/reso…
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