Texas Sues Top TV Makers for ‘Secretly Recording’ What You Watch

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A data-harvesting technique in today’s smart TVs has sparked Texas to sue the top display makers, accusing them of spying on consumers by routinely capturing screenshots. “This conduct is invasive, deceptive, and unlawful,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says. “The fundamental right to privacy will be protected in Texas because owning a television does not mean surrendering your personal information to Big Tech or foreign adversaries.”

https://www.pcmag.com/news/texas-sues-top-tv-makers-for-secretly-recording-what-you-watch

Roku Tests Showing Ads Before the Home Screen Loads

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image via wired.com

Reports of Roku customers seeing video ads automatically play before they could view the OS’ home screen started appearing online this week. A Reddit user, for example, posted yesterday: “I just turned on my Roku and got an … ad for a movie, before I got to the regular Roku home screen.” Multiple apparent users reported seeing an ad for the movie Moana 2. The ads have a close option, but some users appear to have not seen it.

https://www.wired.com/story/roku-tests-showing-video-ads-before-the-home-screen-loads/