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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...