
Advertencia: *privacidad no incluida con este producto
Roku Streaming Sticks
Roku is the streaming TV device company that focuses solely on streaming TV. From their streaming sticks to connected soundbars to their Roku TVs, they give you lots of "channels" in their app store—everything from standards like Netflix and Hulu, to YuppTV for those can't miss south Asian channels and FunimationNow for the anime lovers. News, weather, sports, classic cartoons, Bollywood HD and Pokémon TV. Roku has something for everyone. They also seem to collect lots of data so they can target ads for everyone too.
¿Qué podría pasar si algo falla?
Roku is like the nosy, gossipy neighbor of connected devices. They track just about everything they can. And then they share that data with lots of people. According to Roku's privacy policy, they share your personal data with advertisers to show you targeted ads and create profiles about you over time and across different services and devices. Roku also gives advertisers detailed data about your interactions with advertisements, your demographic data, and audience segment. Roku shares viewing data with measurement providers who may target you with ads. Roku may share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Roku’s data sharing is vast, which is, unfortunately, too common in the streaming TV space. Automatic Content Recognition or ACR is the way Roku and others try to identify every show you watch whether it be streaming, cable, broadcast on an antenna, or even the DVDs you watch. They collect all this data to target you with new shows, and allow you to be targeted with lots of ads from lots of places. It’s a lot of data collection and you should opt out. Note when you opt out of ACR, a Roku spokewoman said, “Opting out of ACR does not affect collection of information about the use of Roku streaming channels.” So yeah, they’re still collecting data on you, just a little less. Consumer Reports also recommends you take the time to do things like opt out of allowing Roku to access the microphone on your Roku remote control or your mobile device for voice-activated features.
All in all, Roku collects a lot of data and uses that data to sell a lot of ads and target a lot of content your way. Is this the end of the world for your privacy? Not likely, but the use of ACR and such to collect as much data on you as they possibly can feels kinda gross. We warn this product likely comes with *privacy not included.
Consejos para protegerte
- Turn off ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) on all your Roku devices.
- Turn access to the microphone off on your Roku device.
- Limit ad sharing in your Roku privacy settings.
¿Me puede espiar?
Cámara
Dispositivo: No
Aplicación: No
Micrófono
Dispositivo: Sí
Aplicación: Sí
Rastrea la ubicación
Dispositivo: Sí
Aplicación: Sí
¿Qué se puede usar para registrarse?
Correo electrónico
No
Teléfono
No
Cuenta de terceros
No
¿Qué datos recopila la empresa?
Información personal
Name, email, phone number, address, date of birth, viewing habits
Información biométrica
Información social
¿Cómo utiliza la empresa estos datos?
¿Cómo puedes controlar el uso de tus datos?
¿Qué historial tiene la compañía en cuanto a la protección de los datos de los usuarios?
No known incidents in the last 3 years.
¿El producto se puede usar sin conexión?
¿La información de privacidad es fácil de entender?
Enlaces a información de privacidad
¿El producto cumple nuestros estándares mínimos de seguridad?
Cifrado
Contraseña fuerte
There is a password for a Roku account but no password is required to use a Roku device once it’s set up.
Actualizaciones de seguridad
Gestiona las vulnerabilidades
Política de privacidad
¿Es poco confiable esta IA?
¿Qué tipo de decisiones toma la IA acerca de ti o por ti?
Roku uses Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to track what you are watching on TV. They use this information to help advertisers target you more accurately. You can disable this feature, but it is on by default.
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