Seven Apple TV settings can limit tracking without breaking streaming
Apple TV 4K is better behaved and better for privacy than every smart TV, which admittedly is a bar buried under the living room floor. Here's what it tracks and which settings rein it in. Apple TV 4K Security researchers cited in a September 7 LG report tested OLED televisions for several forms of data collection. They found that the sets scanned local networks and used automatic content recognition to identify what appeared on screen. Yes, we know that smart TVs do this. LG's data and conversation collection is just leagues worse than everybody else's. Yes. Conversation collection. The televisions also reportedly stored microphone audio while offline, then uploaded it after reconnecting. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple TV 4K is better behaved and better for privacy than every smart TV, which admittedly is a bar buried under the living room floor. Here's what it tracks and which settings rein it in. Apple TV 4K Security researchers cited in a September 7 LG report tested OLED televisions for several forms of data collection. They found that the sets scanned local networks and used automatic content recognition to identify what appeared on screen. Yes, we know that smart TVs do this. LG's data and conversation collection is just leagues worse than everybody else's. Yes. Conversation collection. The televisions also reportedly stored microphone audio while offline, then uploaded it after reconnecting. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple TV 4K is better behaved and better for privacy than every smart TV, which admittedly is a bar buried under the living room floor.
Here's what it tracks and which settings rein it in.
Apple TV 4K Security researchers cited in a September 7 LG report tested OLED televisions for several forms of data collection.
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