Automated Content Recognition (ACR) operates within the smart TV software stack, scanning brief snippets of video and audio from whatever appears on the screen – whether ...

As Samsung settles a lawsuit over how its smart TVs collect and monetize viewing data using ACR, here's how the rest of us can limit the data we're sharing.

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