Chuck Darwin<p>Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes</p><p>48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry <a href="https://c.im/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/harvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvesting</span></a>.</p><p>Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in <a href="https://c.im/tags/connected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connected</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TVs</span></a> (CTVs) being a "privacy nightmare," according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.</p><p>The 48-page report, "How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era"<br>cites Ars Technica, other news publications, trade publications, blog posts, and statements from big players in streaming<br>—from <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> to <a href="https://c.im/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tubi</span></a>, to <a href="https://c.im/tags/LG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LG</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samsung</span></a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vizio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vizio</span></a>. </p><p>It provides a detailed overview of the various ways that streaming services and streaming hardware target viewers in newfound ways that the CDD argues pose severe <a href="https://c.im/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a>. </p><p>The nonprofit composed the report as part of efforts to encourage regulation. </p><p>Today, the CDD sent letters to the FTC, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), California attorney general, and California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), regarding its concerns.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/streaming-industry-has-unprecedented-surveillance-manipulation-capabilities/?itm_source=parsely-api" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/1</span><span class="invisible">0/streaming-industry-has-unprecedented-surveillance-manipulation-capabilities/?itm_source=parsely-api</span></a></p>