On February 6, 2017, a global television manufacturer agreed to pay $2.2 million to the FTC and to the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General to settle charges that it installed software on its TVs to collect viewing data on 11 million consumer TVs without consumers' knowledge or consent. According to the complaint, the manufacturer offered a smart interactivity feature without informing consumers that the setting enabled the collection of viewing data. The complaint alleges that the undisclosed data tracking was unfair and deceptive, in violation of the FTC Act and New Jersey consumer protection laws.
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