Roskachestvo explained how to protect yourself from surveillance via Smart TVs

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To minimize possible tracking of your TV from your Smart TV, you need to disable a number of device features. This was reported by the Digital Expertise Center experts. Roskachestvo.

“Turn off automatic content recognition – ACR. This feature identifies commercials, TV shows and movies.
It is interesting to analyze any content received through streaming set-top boxes, cable / terrestrial television and even DVD and Blu-Ray players, ”said Sergey Bodrov, head of the Roskachestvo Center for Digital Expertise, which you watch on your television.

According to Bodrov, the data collected can be used for marketing and targeted advertising. However, sometimes TVs with Smart TVs become the target of cybercriminals – the microphone function, which is available in many models, allows you to listen to the owner of the device in order to use the received information for fraudulent purposes.

“Be aware that a targeted attack on Smart TV can happen when hackers need to intentionally harm a user’s digital, financial or real life. I mean, it’s getting serious attention. In the case of ordinary citizens and “entertainment” this is unlikely because it is a costly process, the expert said.

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