Vizio smart TVs are ignoring tracking opt-outs, continue to send data even when sitting idle
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"Vizio smart TVs are ignoring tracking opt-outs, continue to send data even when sitting idle" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Portugal News, Pasquale Pillitteri, PC Perspective and The Verge. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- LG faces legal action in Portugal over alleged spying through smart TVs The Portugal News · 10d ago
- What you actually agree to when you turn on an LG smart TV Pasquale Pillitteri · 10d ago
- $20 Million In Fines And Still Vizio Smart TVs Opt Out Of Spying Option Does Nothing PC Perspective · 10d ago
- Maybe your TV won’t stop spying on you The Verge · 10d ago
- Vizio smart TVs are ignoring tracking opt-outs, continue to send data even when sitting idle TechSpot · 10d ago
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