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Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

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Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

#1 Post by RealBlackStuff » Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:50 pm

Owners of Vizio TVs won't be too happy to know that they have been spied on for years!
Switch it OFF.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/vizio-the-spy-in-your-tv/
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Re: Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

#2 Post by brchan » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:18 pm

$2.2 million is like pennies for a company like Vizio. Make it $50 million minimum and maybe companies will actually think twice.
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Re: Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

#3 Post by ajkula66 » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:25 pm

And once again, the late great George Orwell had it right, 70 years ago...
...Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules...(King Crimson)

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Re: Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

#4 Post by Cigarguy » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:29 pm

Wow!
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Re: Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

#5 Post by TonyJZX » Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:47 pm

You dont have to switch it off... just use it with a HDMI source and you should be fine.

Funny thing is Vizio is owned by a company that does the LeECO LeTV phones that are also riddled with malware spyware adware.
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