Your smart TV may be crawling the web for AI

Source: The Verge

Streaming services and ad models

These days, if you sign up for a new streaming service, you generally have two options: either pay a massive premium for an ad‑free experience, or endure frequent commercial breaks and all the sneaky tracking that comes with ad targeting.

Bright Data’s ad‑free alternative for Smart TV apps

Web data aggregator Bright Data has been pitching streaming‑service operators on an alternative approach for apps running on Samsung’s Tizen and LG’s webOS platforms—one that comes without ads and sky‑high fees. All publishers have to do to …

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