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Samsung settles Texas lawsuit over ACR data collection on smart TVs
Samsung has settled a lawsuit with the Texas Attorney General over its Automated Content Recognition (ACR) system on smart TVs. The system collected viewing data from users without informed consent. As part of the settlement, Samsung agreed to stop collecting ACR data from Texans without explicit consent and to rewrite its privacy prompts. Samsung also faces a federal class action in New York over similar allegations.
- Organisation involved
- Samsung
- Product, system or model
- Automated Content Recognition (ACR)
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