Lateascent@lateascent on X · Oct 27“Accuracy-adapted prompt based on the linked source: Help me review my TV’s privacy settings in read-only mode. Ask for the exact brand, model and firmware. Use manufacturer documentation to identify the viewing-information or ACR setting and its menu path. If I provide before/after reboot logs, report only observed changes; do not assume packages re-enable tracking. If I provide network captures, list observed domains and explain what their presence can and cannot establish. Mark unknown behavior explicitly. Do not change settings.”
it is becoming f*cking obvious: one Samsung TV reported what its owner was watching 820 times in 24 hours.
I checked 5 TVs people sent me this week. every single one had tracking turned on by default. most owners never knew the switch even existed.
what actually stops it: