On a recent Smart TV installation, the multiple EULA alluded to the following:
* if you use the "Who Where What" 'feature', they will take screen shots of what you are watching, send the screenshots home, use "AI" to identify 'things' in the scene - then display relevant advertising - for example, if there is an washing machine on the screen, they will show ads for that.
* if you use their "IP TV" service, they will report home with your usage stats, and share them with advertisers.
* if you use the voice activated remote control microphone, they will send the audio clip home.
* if you use their built in "apps" (Netflix, Youtube, Disney+, etc) they will report home about your usage (and maybe what you watch? TBD)
* they might have an additional content watching service, that takes screenshots and reports them home to identifies of what you are watching.
* System setup has an optional 'user profile' (name, age, zip code, etc), if you fill this informat in, they will share with their advertising partners.
* They will show advertisements on the "home" screen
* they will show advertisements on the "App" screen
* they will show advertisements on the "change input source" screen
* they will show advertisements on their "IP TV" channels
* if you use the built-in web-browser they will report usage home
Or is it an attack vector for hackers?
Or are people just annoyed at the software on smart tvs?