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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by chinathrow on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:47AM (#13587828)
Also: https://www.pehub.com/2015/05/avast-leads-22-mln-round-for-j...

"Jumpshot also captures https clickstream data to reveal in-depth buying and social behavior above and beyond simple browsing."

Capturing https clickstream data is only possible when you MITM the user - see Avast.

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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by codedokode on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @07:23AM (#13588866)
They could make a deal with browser extension developers to bundle a surveillance module. That is why I never install any browser extensions.
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Re:What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen by chinathrow on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @08:27AM (#13589155)
They could for sure - others already did that and bought well running extensions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vjj51/i_am_one_of_th...

At least, not all extension developers gave in to $$$.

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