Overview
- The Texas attorney general filed five lawsuits Monday accusing major TV makers of secretly tracking what residents watch through built‑in Automated Content Recognition.
- The complaints name Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL, with Paxton highlighting the two China‑based companies as particular data‑security concerns.
- According to the filings, the televisions captured screen images every 500 milliseconds, monitored viewing in real time and transmitted the data without user knowledge.
- Paxton alleges the companies monetized the information by selling it to advertising firms for cross‑platform targeted marketing.
- No formal responses from the defendants have been reported; Newsweek said LG declined to comment as the cases begin moving through court.