June 19, 2019:
There was a time when we used to call television an idiot box. However, new age televisions can now connect to the internet & make it easier to stream & watch online contents. TVs can now also show recommendations based on the user’s watching habits. This feature is done using automatic content recognition (ACR) that try to recognize all the content being played on the television, including over-the-air, cable, streaming services & disc. This seems to be a useful feature, but at the same time, there have been several reports popping up over the internet for a television brand sharing such information to some third-party agencies mostly advertising. Hence, there’s a fair amount of change that your television set is doing the same.
How to stop our smart TV from ‘spying’ & collecting personal data? Well, each television brand has its way for implementing this feature & here’s our step-by-step guide.
LG: Turn of the ‘Live Plus’ option from the settings menu On newer LG models: Click on the ‘Settings’ icon at the upper right side of the main menu screen. Next, head to ‘All Settings’ & look for ‘General’ option. Then, scroll down & look for the option ‘Live Plus’ On older models: Turn of the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Viewing information, & Personalized Advertising’ which can be found under the Úser Agreements’ option just below the About this TV option.
Sony: Turn off Interactive TV Settings or Samba Interactive TV Sony Android-based smart TVs: Go to the ‘Settings’ & head to the System Preferences option. Select ‘Interactive TV Settings or Samba Interactive TV & disable it. On older Sony TVs: Head to Settings -> Preferences-> Setup-> Network->Samba Interactive TV -> Settings & disable it.
Samsung: Turn off the Viewing Information Services On newer Samsung smart-TV models: Head to ‘Settings’ in the main menu, look for Support & then scroll down to Terms & Policies. Turn of the Viewing Information Services & Voice Recognition Services. On older Samsung smart-TV models: Go to Settings, click on Support & look for the option Terms & Policy. Then look for the option SyncPlus & Voice Recognition Services & disable them.
Note: Turning off the voice recognition services will stop the voice-related functionality of the television.
Xiaomi: Disable User Agreement information & Help us improve our device from settings of the TV For Patchwall OS: Disable User Agreement information
Vu: Turn of Samba Interactive TV Go to the ‘Settings’ & head to the System Preferences option. Select ‘Samba Interactive TV’ & disable it.
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