Here's what caught our attention: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking major TV makers to court. We're talking Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL—all of them facing lawsuits over the same accusation: secretly harvesting user data without permission. And here's the kicker—they're allegedly turning around and selling that harvested data to advertisers. This isn't just about sneaky software updates. The lawsuits paint a picture of systematic data collection happening right inside people's living rooms. No opt-in, no transparency, just harvesting. It's exactly the kind of privacy violation that fuels conversations around data ownership in Web3 communities—a reminder why decentralized solutions matter.
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rekt_but_resilient
· 12-16 23:57
Someone should have taken care of these TV manufacturers long ago; there are damn eavesdroppers installed in the living room.
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HashBandit
· 12-16 23:56
lmao this is exactly the centralized dystopia we've been screaming about. back in my mining days i was too broke to afford those fancy tvs anyway, but imagine the gas fees of monitoring all that data on-chain... wait this is why L2 solutions matter fr fr
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airdrop_huntress
· 12-16 23:52
Whoa, even the TVs are starting to steal data? That's why Web3 must be decentralized.
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ForumLurker
· 12-16 23:42
Now it's all good, even the TV at home has become a data broker. Truly amazing.
Here's what caught our attention: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking major TV makers to court. We're talking Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL—all of them facing lawsuits over the same accusation: secretly harvesting user data without permission. And here's the kicker—they're allegedly turning around and selling that harvested data to advertisers. This isn't just about sneaky software updates. The lawsuits paint a picture of systematic data collection happening right inside people's living rooms. No opt-in, no transparency, just harvesting. It's exactly the kind of privacy violation that fuels conversations around data ownership in Web3 communities—a reminder why decentralized solutions matter.