After an LG Smart TV owner discovered that his television was surreptitiously gathering information about him without his permission, the company has admitted that its opt-out system wasn't doing what it promised. "Recently, it has been brought to our attention that there is an issue related to viewing information allegedly being gathered without consent," said the company in a statement. Normally, this is is collected with the user's implicit consent; LG promises it is "not personal" and used only for targeted ads and recommendations. But it's now verified that "even when this function is turned off by the viewers, it continues to transmit viewing information, although the data is not retained by the server."
The opt-out option isn't...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5129890/lg-admits-smart-tvs-ignored-privacy-setting-promises-update
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