Your Smart TV is taking screenshots of your screen every 15 seconds

https://twitter.com/heynavtoor/status/2044433988312560051

Article

  • Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Roku) use ACR to screenshot content every ~15 seconds
  • Data used for targeted advertising and viewing analytics
  • Settings exist to opt out but are buried deep in menus

Discussion

  • Many commenters simply never connect their TVs to Wi-Fi as the solution
  • One removed the Wi-Fi module entirely before first power-on
  • General sentiment: dumb TVs with external streaming boxes are the right architecture

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Added Apr 22, 2026
Modified Apr 22, 2026