Samsung updates ACR privacy practices after Texas sues TV manufacturers
2026-03-04T22:47:55Z•e980412bd5b47277142531d71cbdfb4fd55f9bd2d750aaea6811b1a8783b619c
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What happened
Multiple security and policy developments: Texas sued five smart‑TV makers (Samsung, Sony, LG, Hisense, TCL) over alleged collection of ACR (automatic content recognition) data without informed consent, prompting Samsung to update its ACR privacy practices. Instagram will notify parents in several countries if children repeatedly search for self‑harm content; EU lawmakers proposed requiring parental consent for under‑16s on social media and an absolute ban for under‑13s. Separately, a former U.S. Air Force officer was arrested for allegedly conspiring with a hacker to provide flight training/
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