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American bought a Vizio Smart TV from Walmart. He took it home only to find you cannot use the TV without a Walmart account logged in
You cent even turn it on and get past the first screen
This is because Walmart bought Vizio and by having you sign in with your account they can like the data collected to you
This TV collects everything and links it to your account
- Contact details
- Payment information
- Subscription information
- Account authentication and security information
The optional data that most people just click next through is the really invasive data capturing, it includes
- Viewing Data
- Activity Data
- Mobile App Data
- Mobile Streaming Data
It also uses built-in technology to analyze what’s playing on the TV in real time, including:
- Audio and video programming, ads and gaming content
- Content from connected devices like HDMI
- Third-party apps like streaming services for movies, shows, episodes, channels, launch events
- Device state details: volume, channel, picture controls, inputs, power on/off
But it doesn’t stop there, it also collects
- Basic identifiers: Name, email, phone, address, account credentials
- Device/online identifiers: Device IDs, advertising IDs, IP/MAC addresses, model/serial numbers, firmware, Wi-Fi access points, cookies
- Activity Data: Settings, inputs, clicks, impressions, operational/performance data, some content interaction details
- Commercial/financial info: Purchases, subscriptions, warranties, payment cards
- Internet/network activity: How you use the apps, sites, ads, and services
- Mobile app and streaming data if you use the Vizio app
You agree to have all this data collected from you just because you bought a TV…..
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