Key Highlights
- A new temporary restraining order bars Samsung from collecting ACR data within the state.
- A hearing to potentially impose a temporary injunction against Samsung is scheduled for January 9.
- Last month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against five TV manufacturers for “spying on Texans” through the use of automated content recognition (ACR).
- In the suits, Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL are all accused of surreptitiously harvesting screenshots of users’ TV content for the purpose of targeted advertising.
- This week, Paxton’s office announced a new development: a judge in Texas has issued a temporary restraining order against Samsung, stopping the practice within the state.
