7,200 images per hour—or two every second.

That’s how many screenshots smart TVs are taking to identify the shows you watch, and ultimately, target ads and make content recommendations. ⬇️
themarkup.org/privacy/2023/12/

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Incoming! Three alarm nothing burger! My privacy! My civil rights! Now that Proctor & Gamble knows I binge watch Jerry Seinfeld they’ll leverage this deep state intelligence to sell me toothpaste! Oh, the humanity! 

@SpinozasHeresy @themarkup says the guy who hides behind a handle and prefers anonymity

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Different medium, different use case. I guarantee a court subpoena to my mastodon host would provide all the information required for a legal inquiry about my identity.

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