"This week the office of controversial Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed lawsuits against TV manufacturers Sony, LG, Samsung, TCL, and Hisense for allegedly using Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technology to covertly screenshot what users are watching for data collection purposes. According to Paxton's press release, ACR captures a screenshot from TVs every 500 milliseconds, and transmits that data back to the manufacturer without the user's knowledge or consent."
"Paxton is not just concerned about targeted advertising. Three of the five companies his office named in lawsuits are not Chinese, but Paxton emphasized the danger of giving viewing data to Chinese companies. The AG claimed an "ongoing threat" from the Chinese Communist Party to the safety of Texans - without really saying what that threat was, or why it's more dangerous for Chinese companies to collect data than Japanese or Korean companies like Sony and Samsung, respectively."
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed lawsuits against Sony, LG, Samsung, TCL, and Hisense alleging that Automated Content Recognition (ACR) captures screenshots from televisions every 500 milliseconds and transmits that data back to manufacturers without user consent. ACR is primarily used for targeted advertising and personalized programming recommendations. Most smart TVs offer an option to disable ACR, but disabling requires knowing the feature is active. Paxton highlighted potential risks from companies connected to the Chinese Communist Party while three named firms are non-Chinese. Viewers are advised to check and disable ACR if enabled.
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