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Bright Data uses smart TVs and phones for AI data scraping

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Bright Data operates a large web-scraping network that utilizes devices like smart TVs and mobile phones to harvest data. This harvested data is then used by corporate clients, often for training AI models. The process routes web traffic through users' home internet connections, raising privacy concerns. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the ethical sourcing of data for AI training and potential privacy violations for consumers.

RANK_REASON This item discusses the implications of a company's data scraping practices on user privacy, rather than announcing a new product or research.

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Bright Data uses smart TVs and phones for AI data scraping

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

    The Smart TV in Your Living Room Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy Bright Data massive web-scraping network effectively turns your mobile phone or smart TV in

    The Smart TV in Your Living Room Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy Bright Data massive web-scraping network effectively turns your mobile phone or smart TV into a data-harvesting node. The company routes web traffic for corporate clients—often to train AI models—directly throug…

    LINKS blog.includesecurity.com/…/the-smart-tv-i… blog.includesecurity.com/2026

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