CNET How To - Stop your Vizio smart TV from spying on you

CNET's Dan Graziano shows you how to disable Vizio's data collecting feature on your smart TV.

[chrischris]

Now that I know there WATCHING. I will mount a camera in my toilet and link it to all my tvs. Bet there gonna love to see that

[MrHarr]

Vizio d32f-g1: settings -> system -> Reset & Admin -> Viewing Data (collected via automated content recognition technology) -> off
settings -> system -> system -> Reset & Admin -> advertising -> Limited ad tracking -> on

[powerwithin]

This guy always gives the best advice and tips

[JonJobs]

Wow I'm buying this tv soon and this video was clutch! Thanks Dan! Hope the dog training is going well!

[Theoldman]

Wow I didn't know about this but now it is off so thank you.

[TheDallasdeadeye]

Sure take their word for it that it's turned off how do you know for sure

[fastlanjayy]

if you turn smart capabilities of then what's the use for a smart TV. he even made that point about disconnecting it from the internet.

[tiburonroano]

they know your watching spongebob squarepants, your doing it wrong as the other cnet lady would say lol you need to watch it in sponge pjs now your doing it right lol

[anon]

How do you know they are no longer spying on you after using the menu option? An analysis of the network data would be needed.

[GurvirSingh]

Use a streaming box, it's always a better experience. Keep your tv disconnected from the net.

[catalino]

What about the Cancer Warning? I cant find any decent info on that, does anyone know? Is it just touching the product, or Remote?

[toniwilliams]

Ok I have a smart TV and on my settings to turn off it says viewing data on/off

[rachelmeares]

How to block smartphone from screen sharing from LG phone

[honkeydoodledonkey]

I don't have the option my tv is fro 2015 so I guess it doesn't have that?

[molly._.__]

From watching you or just the things you watch??

[robcj]

What has happened to being able to have a private moment with wife in the nude without TV companies / Gov perverting in

[kitcat]

Even so there is no guarantee of other methods ! Will true who gives a .

[ktfx]

Just checked mine and it was off by default

[MySpoot]

You know people used to gladly volunteer to do that they were called Nielsen families. come talk to me when there's a camera spying on me visually seeing me scratching my balls while watching their TV then we have an issue