Ever wonder why your massive TV costs less than your cell phone?
The price of a TV is subsidized by them being ad platforms, data collectors, and sensor-laden devices. Oh, and they’re TVs, too. In this episode, you’ll find out how Samsung, LG, Roku, Hisense, Vizio, Sony, Panasonic, Phillips, Sharp, TCL, and Toshiba and others quietly turn your “home theater” into a surveillance economy terminal.
You’ll see: How Smart TVs actually track you — through ACR, voice assistants, and targeted ads Why your TV is cheaper than ever (hint: you’re the product) The FTC fines, lawsuits, and scandals manufacturers hope you forgot How to disable spying features and reclaim your privacy Because the only thing “smart” about these TVs… is how they monetize you.
🔧 Chapters: 00:00 Why your TV is cheaper than your smartphone 02:44 How They Actually Spy (ACR, Mics/Cameras, Ads, Data Sharing) 08:47 Lawsuits and Scandals 09:37 The Security Dumpster Fire 11:35 What You Can Actually Do 13:13 Conclusion
Part 2 – FAQ – Stop your TV from SPYING ON YOU
This video addresses the most common questions in the comments of the last video, and includes an expanded section for turning off the surveillance settings for Sony, Roku, Samsung, LG, Insignia, Panasonic, TCL, Vizion, Hisense, Phillips, and Toshiba TVs – as well as Amazin Fire TV and Apple TV streaming devices.
🔧 Chapters: 0:00 – Why there’s a follow-up 0:44 – I’m keeping my old TV forever / I’m only buying “dumb” TVs 2:54 – When I turn something off, is it really off? 4:00 – But I heard there were cameras in TVs! 4:59 – Microphones (mostly to disable) 5:30 – Don’t get confused by acronyms (ACR vs ARC) 5:58 – DNS filtering (pi-hole, cloud DNS, etc.) video (it’s on the way!) 6:44 – Streaming devices in lieu of the smart tv features 7:06 – Open-source solutions to replace your TVs SBC? 7:48 – Die Hard as a Christmas Movie 🎄🎅🎁❄️⛄️ (also, Lethal Weapon?) 8:09 – My use of AI images 💀 8:37 – Sony 8:39 – Roku 8:41 – Samsung 8:43 – LG 8:45 – Insignia 8:46 – Panasonic 8:48 – TCL 8:51 – Vizio 8:53 – Hisense 8:55 – Phillips 8:57 – Toshiba 8:59 – Apple TV 9:01 – Amazon Fire TV
