How would you feel if I told you that, in the future, your TV will record everything you watch? Well, if you’ve purchased a smart TV in the last decade, you’re already living in that future. It is very common for TV operating systems to log what you watch, which your TV manufacturer will sell to the highest bidder.
Creepy, right?
It’s called Automatic Content Recognition, or ACR for short. It captures small snippets of video and audio from whatever’s playing on your TV, whether it’s over-the-air programs through an antenna, live programming through cable or a satellite dish, or streaming.
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