You're a technologically savvy person who keeps up with privacy news. At issue here is the precedent set: more and more devices by default transmit private info

You're a technologically savvy person who keeps up with privacy news. At issue here is the precedent set: more and more devices by default transmit private information to third party servers without the knowledge of the users. Further, people who do not intend to be users (i.e., guests in a home with a SmartTV) suddenly are having their private information scooped up and stored without their consent. It requires a level of vigilance that not every person will have. Do I need to ask my host if they have a SmartTV with this function?