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Years long fight over users' right to tweak #smartTV software heads to trial

For years, owners of #Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track viewing habits, push ads, and generally shape the experience of using the device.
#privacy #gpl #linux #tv #copyright

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/inside-the-fight-to-force-vizio-to-share-linux-based-source-code-for-its-tvs-os/

Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

Access to TV OS's source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.

Ars Technica
May 20 at 9:59pmWeb
Show threadRichie’s Computer Stuff19h ago
@PrivacyDigest if I buy a TV and it requires an Internet connection and account even just to set up as a simple TV connected to external devices, it goes straight back to the store. I don’t tolerate this crap anymore.