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Smart TVs may be scraping web data for AI training via proxy networks

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Smart TVs may be collecting web data for AI model training through integrated software. Bright Data's SDK turns smart TVs into part of a global proxy network, with the company claiming 150 million such proxies worldwide. This network gathers vast amounts of public web data, which is then resold to companies for purposes including AI model training. AI

IMPACT Consumer devices may be contributing to AI training data pools without explicit user consent, raising privacy and data usage concerns.

RANK_REASON Article discusses the integration of third-party SDKs into consumer electronics for data collection, which is a product/tooling issue.

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Smart TVs may be scraping web data for AI training via proxy networks

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI – Janko Roettgers | Lowpass < https://www. lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-web-scra ping-ai-bright-data-proxy-networks > @ ja

    Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI – Janko Roettgers | Lowpass < https://www. lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-web-scra ping-ai-bright-data-proxy-networks > @ jank0 (February 2026) "… The catch? With Bright’s SDK, a viewer’s smart TV becomes part of a massive global proxy network …

    LINKS lowpass.cc/…/smart-tv-web-scraping-ai-bri… sfba.social/@jank0

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