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New Vizio hack reveals company shares your data whether you accept its privacy policy or not

Posted on November 12, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Joel Hruska writes:

New research from Avast reveals just how easily compromised many so-called “smart” TVs actually are, as well as how little your consent to being tracked actually matters. This hack is unrelated to the investigation we discussed yesterday, concerning Vizio’s decision to sell identifiable user data to third-parties and advertisers, though many of these issues are interrelated.

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1 thought on “New Vizio hack reveals company shares your data whether you accept its privacy policy or not”

  1. instagram followers hack no survey no password says:
    November 27, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    That’s one reason why I always suggest to enable secure browsing where ever possible.

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