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Ew, you give your TV an IP? DNS isn't magic, I've seen numerous devices try DNS, but then fall back to IPs. Found out my TV fingerprints what I watch and uplo

by sliken 4y ago

Ew, you give your TV an IP? DNS isn't magic, I've seen numerous devices try DNS, but then fall back to IPs. Found out my TV fingerprints what I watch and uploads that to a central server to analyze what I'm watching, even if I'm watching local content. That was the end of my TVs access to the internet. I bought a Roku and the netflix, youtube, and amazon prime clients run WAY better than they did on the TV, nicer remote as well.

autoexec 4y ago
Now Roku uploads what you're watching to a central server to analyze
- sliken 4y ago
  really? They are fingerprinting video out or something?
  - autoexec 4y ago
    Yes, everything you do on that device, including detailed lists of what you watch are logged and shared with 3rd parties Roku saves screenshots whatever you're watching twice every second and uploads it to their servers. https://advertising.roku.com/resources/blog/insights-analysis/acr-the-future-of-tv-and-audience-data https://advertising.roku.com/resources/blog/insights-analysi... They were also caught ignoring peoples privacy settings: https://www.wired.com/story/roku-fire-tv-channels-ad-tracking/ https://www.wired.com/story/roku-fire-tv-channels-ad-trackin... More info that will disappoint you: https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/09/18/watching-you-watch-the-tracking-ecosystem-of-over-the-top-tv-streaming-devices/ https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/09/18/watching-you-watch-... https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/11/15261508/roku-tv-cable-viewing-tracking-netflix-hulu https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/11/15261508/roku-tv-cable-vi... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/business/media/streaming-data-collection-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/business/media/streaming-... https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-devices-listening-tv-shows-movies-1202029139/ https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-devices-listening... https://web.archive.org/web/20151112201410/http://www.tinfoilhattime.com/2015/04/12/what-i-learned-from-rokus-privacy-policy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151112201410/http://www.tinfoi... https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/study-finds-streaming-devices-like-roku-amazon-fire-spy-on-users/article_329d4a62-f156-11e9-a78d-af7dcc0fe447.html https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/study-finds-streaming-device...

by sliken 4y ago

autoexec 4y ago

Now Roku uploads what you're watching to a central server to analyze

sliken 4y ago
really? They are fingerprinting video out or something?
- autoexec 4y ago
  Yes, everything you do on that device, including detailed lists of what you watch are logged and shared with 3rd parties Roku saves screenshots whatever you're watching twice every second and uploads it to their servers. https://advertising.roku.com/resources/blog/insights-analysis/acr-the-future-of-tv-and-audience-data https://advertising.roku.com/resources/blog/insights-analysi... They were also caught ignoring peoples privacy settings: https://www.wired.com/story/roku-fire-tv-channels-ad-tracking/ https://www.wired.com/story/roku-fire-tv-channels-ad-trackin... More info that will disappoint you: https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/09/18/watching-you-watch-the-tracking-ecosystem-of-over-the-top-tv-streaming-devices/ https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/09/18/watching-you-watch-... https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/11/15261508/roku-tv-cable-viewing-tracking-netflix-hulu https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/11/15261508/roku-tv-cable-vi... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/business/media/streaming-data-collection-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/business/media/streaming-... https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-devices-listening-tv-shows-movies-1202029139/ https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-devices-listening... https://web.archive.org/web/20151112201410/http://www.tinfoilhattime.com/2015/04/12/what-i-learned-from-rokus-privacy-policy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151112201410/http://www.tinfoi... https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/study-finds-streaming-devices-like-roku-amazon-fire-spy-on-users/article_329d4a62-f156-11e9-a78d-af7dcc0fe447.html https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/study-finds-streaming-device...