Stop smart TVs from tracking your viewing habits in this brand-by-brand opt-out guide.

Many social media users are concerned about online privacy and want to minimize the tracking and data collection done by social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Both platforms—owned by ...

Automated Content Recognition (ACR) is essentially a way for content platforms to track your watching habits. It is a technology built directly into the software of some smart TVs that “watches” or ...

Even when used as a monitor for your Mac, an LG or Samsung smart TV will periodically capture what's on screen and send it to company servers. Here's how to stop that terrible behavior. Smart TVs from ...

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