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Verge asks 11 TV makers 17 questions on mics, ACR and data
The Verge published Tuesday a 17-question privacy survey of 11 TV and streaming-device companies and named seven firms that sent spokespeople; remaining answers sit behind its paywall.
- New headline Was: “I asked every TV manufacturer 17 questions about how they spy on you”
- Our desk filed its story
- theverge.com is now reporting this
The Verge published Tuesday a questionnaire it said it sent to 11 television and streaming-device companies about how they collect and protect customer data1.
Reporter John Higgins wrote that the project followed accusations that LG Electronics TVs were collecting viewing data, and that he asked yes-or-no questions so companies could not answer only with a privacy policy1. The companies listed were Amazon, Apple, Google, Hisense, LG, Panasonic, Roku, Samsung, Sony, TCL and Walmart's Vizio1.
The article names spokespeople who provided responses for Amazon, Apple, Google, LG Electronics, Roku, Samsung and TCL1. Higgins wrote that The Verge now has answers from the top three TV manufacturers and every major streaming-device company it contacted, and that some companies declined to answer1.
The Verge's headline frames the topic as companies that "spy on you"1. The question-by-question comparison table is behind a subscribe wall on the public page, so individual company answers on microphones, automatic content recognition and opt-outs are not independently confirmed here1. The visible article does not include independent tests of the companies' claims1.
