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a new Northwestern study found that "smart" TV makers often still spy on you even when you opt out. Vizio was particularly bad; completely ignoring opt out requests despite being fined $2.2 by the FTC in 2017 and a $17 million class action: watchingthewatchers.github.io/watchingthew...

No one of consequence

@stackman.bsky.social

10h

I wonder how much technical literacy would help here. Most people outsource their home network to whatever company sets up their internet - which... I actually never framed it exactly like that before. Shit, that's terrifying.

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

they've been trying for years, I think what's most needed are for companies to be genuinely afraid of regulators again

27/10/26, 2:26 pm0 reposts1 like

grooft.bsky.social

@grooft.bsky.social

Doesn’t this run afoul of EU privacy rules? Has the EU created regulations to protect viewers?

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@stackman.bsky.social

10h

Yeah, but that's still in a system where we're asking non-expert consumers to engage with the perennial trade-off, security vs convenience. It's a pain in the ass to get people who know better to make the right choice, and companies find gaps in regulations like teenage boys find boobies online.