CTV industry’s unprecedented “surveillance”
arstechnica.com
48-page report citing Ars Technica urges FTC, FCC investigate connected TV data harvesting. Gen AI, potentially racially discrimniatory practices head concerns.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20620106

48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.

The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a “surveillance system” that has “long undermined privacy and consumer protection,” according to a report from the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) published today and sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in connected TVs (CTVs) being a “privacy nightmare,” according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.

  • MudMan
    160·
    8 days ago

    Strong language, but not wrong. When they hear about telephones they’re going to freak out, though.

  • DavidGarciaEnglish
    90·
    8 days ago

    I hate smart devices. Bring back dumb devices.

  • Jagothaciv
    10·
    8 days ago

    If you connect your TV to the internet you are a dumb ass.