Study Tests Effectiveness of Opting Out of TV Tracking

Study Tests Effectiveness of Opting Out of TV Tracking

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Researchers at Northeastern University conducted a study monitoring 12 TVs from 10 manufacturers to evaluate whether opting out of automatic content recognition (ACR) effectively stops TV tracking. The investigation addresses ongoing concerns about the extent and methods of data collection by televisions and the ability of consumers to control it.

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Originally published by theverge