Texas AG Sues 5 Smart TV Companies, Citing Unauthorized Surveillance

Just days before Christmas, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has dropped a regulatory bombshell on the consumer electronics industry: Lawsuits against five of the world’s largest TV manufacturers—Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL, alleging that their smart TVs are functioning as unauthorized surveillance devices.

In this episode we cover:

• How Automated Content Recognition (ACR) morphed from a recommendation tool into an intrusive data harvester.
• Why Hisense was hit with a first-of-its-kind Temporary Restraining Order regarding data transfer to China.
• A reminder that dark patterns in UX design are a continuing liability to those who don't take it seriously.

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