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Campaigns Can Now See What You Watch on TV. (www.notus.org)

submitted 5 months ago by FirstCircle@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Televisions that can stream platforms like Hulu or Max usually come loaded with technology that collects information on what viewers are watching, and buyers consent to have their viewing tracked when they open their new TV and click through terms of service agreements. Sometimes, data firms can connect those viewing habits to a voter’s phone or laptop via their IP address, promising a trove of information about an individual and the ability to track them across screens.

Other times, firms focus on dividing households into groups based on what they’re watching, how they use their TVs and how many campaign ads they’re seeing, which is a boon to political campaigns eager to target specific groups of voters. Connecting this data to voter files is increasingly a focus — a move that adds individual voting habits into the mix.

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I've tried to do this a few times, and unfortunately it feels like you really have to go all in on managing your own content library.

Like many, I had stopped pirating shit when netflix etc were "good".

None of the streaming services want you to use them outside of their official sites/apps, so you end up being limited to like 720p when running them through kodi etc.

[–] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I never touched streaming services, mostly cause they came to my country 2years ago and were already shit they are now, plus cost me too much to even afford one.

So I just have torrenting setup automated with arr software. ( Don't even need a vpn because my country has no copyright laws so free to torrent whatever I wan't )

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you find torrenting to be distasteful, you can get a cheap USB DVD reader and rip dvds instead.

It's still technically considered infringement, but at least it's completely private.

[–] Chiro@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Any recommendations for easily ripping DVDs? I have hundreds that I need to digitize, and drives that need to be filled.