WATCH OUT YOUR SMART TV IS SPYING ON YOU

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Why it worked

The video addresses a common privacy concern about smart TVs, offering practical, step-by-step solutions for multiple popular brands. This direct utility and the fear-based hook likely drove engagement and shares.

Summary

This video explains how to disable privacy-invasive settings on smart TVs to prevent them from tracking viewing habits, collecting data, and personalizing ads. It provides step-by-step instructions for Samsung TVs and lists settings for other brands like LG, Roku, Sony, Vizio, Amazon Fire TV, Panasonic, Hisense, TCL, and Philips.

Structure

1Introduction to smart TV spying
2Demonstration of Samsung TV privacy settings
3Instructions for other TV brands
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Original caption

Your Smart TV might be watching more than you think 👀📺 These privacy settings can track what you watch, collect usage data, personalize ads, and even allow certain remote management features. Here’s how to turn them OFF and take back your privacy. Save this video and check your TV settings tonight. #SmartTV #Privacy #TechTips #CyberSecurity #SamsungTV

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Product placement

Samsung TV: acts - interface is operated to change privacy settings. Removing it would change what happens in the video. LG TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Roku TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Sony TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Vizio TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Amazon Fire TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Panasonic TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Hisense TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. TCL Roku TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Philips TV: appears - mentioned as a brand in a list of privacy settings. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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Save this video and check your TV settings tonight.

On-screen text

WATCH OUT YOUR SMART TV IS SPYING ON YOU DON'T I GOT YOU TURN YOU'LL BE GOOD TO

Transcript

If you have a smart TV, watches videos because your TV is always spying on you and hearing whatever you say. But don't worry, I got you. Turn you'll be good to. Let's do this. So this is my Samsung TV. On your TV, go on your settings. Next, go down to General & Privacy. Click on Terms & Privacy. You will go down and select Viewing Information Services. Uncheck the box. Your personal information will not be shared with Samsung anymore. Second, click on Interest-Based Advertisements. Uncheck the box like the last one. Your TV will not share your information to third party apps. Finally, click on Online Remote Management. Go ahead and turn it off. And now Samsung cannot connect online remotely on your TV. If you have LG and Vizio, click on Settings, Privacy, Viewing Information Services, Off. Then Settings, General, About This TV, User Agreements, turn off Live Plus. Then Settings, All Settings, General, Advertisement, Limit Ad Tracking, On. For Roku, Settings, Privacy, Smart TV Experience, Use Info from TV Inputs, Off. Settings, Privacy, Advertising, Limit Ad Tracking, On. Settings, Privacy, Microphone, turn off for all apps. For Sony, Settings, Device Preferences, Usage & Diagnostics, Off. Settings, Privacy, Ads, Opt out of Ads Personalization, On. For Vizio, Menu, System, Reset & Admin, Viewing Data, Off. Older models: Menu, System, Smart Interactivity, Off. For Amazon Fire TV, Settings, Preferences, Privacy Settings, Device Usage Data, Off. Settings, Preferences, Privacy Settings, Collect App Usage Data, Off. Settings, Preferences, Interest-Based Ads, Off. For Panasonic, Menu, Network, Network Settings, Voice Recognition Data Collection, Off. Menu, Network, Network Settings, Usage Data, Off. For Hisense, Settings, Support, Privacy Policy, Limit Ad Tracking, On. Settings, About TV, Legal, ACR, Off. For TCL Roku TV, Same as Roku Settings. For Philips, Settings, Privacy Settings, Personalized Ads, Off. Settings, Privacy Settings, Usage Data Collection, Off.