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Even then, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if Google was selling Chromecast viewing data and similar for Amazon. If not on the receiver, the client (l
by curryst 5y ago
Even then, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if Google was selling Chromecast viewing data and similar for Amazon.
If not on the receiver, the client (likely your phone) may be reporting it.
And then if not that, wherever you're streaming from may be reporting viewing habits.
This seems like another one of those things that's just intractable because the overhead is too high. You can limit who gets your viewing habits, but preventing anyone from getting them is hard. Similar to tracking on the internet.
The solution is legislation, not playing cat and mouse with corporations.
- lrvick 5y agoMy phone only runs open source software and my TVs and projectors around my home are hooked up to PCs that also only run open source software. All devices stream via Kodi from my NAS I will never have ads and always have complete privacy. I also don't have any streaming services because none of them have an option to avoid ads and maintain privacy no matter how much you pay them. When I can buy physical copies of content, I often do. Sadly in most cases the only way to consume modern media in full 4k quality for any amount of money with privacy and without ads, is piracy.