Samsung settles Texas lawsuit over smart TV data collection
Samsung Electronics settled a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over automatic content recognition (ACR) data collection from smart TV users without adequate disclosure. As part of the settlement, Samsung agreed to provide Texas consumers with clearer information about ACR data collection and usage through software updates.
What happened
The Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics' US subsidiary over data collection practices on smart TVs related to automatic content recognition (ACR) technology.
Reported impact
The data collection practices at issue involved ACR data collected from Texas consumers' smart TV viewing without adequate disclosure of collection methods and usage.
Governance controls
Under the settlement, Samsung agreed to provide Texas consumers with clearer and more detailed explanations of ACR data collection and usage through software updates.
The Attorney General stated the settlement represents an important measure to improve data collection practices in the smart TV industry and praised Samsung for proactively implementing these measures.
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