Last week TV maker Vizio made a startling admission. For more than two years the company had collected the viewing habits of 11 million customers who had purchased its internet-connected smart TVs, and sold that data to third parties. Specifically, Vizio had captured what the FTC describes as “second-by-second information about video displayed on the smart TV, including video from consumer cable, broadband, set-top box, DVD, over-the-air broadcasts, and streaming devices.”
via How the Vizio TV Data Breach Affects You — Even if You Don’t Own a Vizio – Men’s Journal