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'''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' is a feature in certain kinds of devices manufacturers use to collect consumer data, visuals and audio, at periodic intervals, which grants the manufacturing companies access to the private data ~~of consumers~~ automatically. <ref name="IA-cloud">{{Cite web|url=https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|title=ACRCloud Docs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228090804/https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|archive-date=2017-02-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> ACR allows the manufacturing companies of Smart TVs access to information like:

'''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' is a feature in certain kinds of devices manufacturers use to collect consumer data, visuals and audio, at periodic intervals, which grants the manufacturing companies access to the private data automatically.<ref name="IA-cloud">{{Cite web|url=https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|title=ACRCloud Docs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228090804/https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|archive-date=2017-02-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> ACR allows the manufacturing companies of Smart TVs access to information like:

#Content being viewed

#Connected devices

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#Duration of the content

ACR is an opt-in feature buried beneath the EULA, turned on by default.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/advice-smart-devices-data-tracking/|title= Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know.|work=New York Times|date=2025-06-25|first1=Rachel|last1=Cericola|first2=Jon|last2=Chase|first3=Lee|last3=Neikirk|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>

ACR is an opt-in feature buried beneath the EULA, turned on by default.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/advice-smart-devices-data-tracking/|title= Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know.|work=New York Times|date=2025-06-25|first1=Rachel|last1=Cericola|first2=Jon|last2=Chase|first3=Lee|last3=Neikirk|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>

==Consumer Data==

~~Using~~ harvested ~~data, the consumer's~~ data is used to push targeted content to the consumer such as polls, and advertisements.<ref name="IA-cloud" />

The harvested data is used to push targeted content to the consumer such as polls and advertisements,<ref name="IA-cloud" />and it is also often sold without knowledge. '''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' has become a four billion dollar industry, projected to double in value by 2030 to 10 billion USD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Automatic Content Recognition Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030) |url=https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/automatic-content-recognition-market |access-date=2025-08-12 |work=Mordor Intelligence}}</ref>

~~Consumer~~ data is ~~also often sold~~, and ~~has allowed '''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)'''~~ to ~~become~~ a ~~four billion dollar industry~~, ~~projected to double in value by 2030 to 10 billion USD~~<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://~~www.mordorintelligence~~.com/~~industry-reports~~/~~automatic~~-~~content~~-~~recognition~~-~~market~~|~~title~~= ~~Automatic Content Recognition Market Size & Share Analysis~~ - ~~Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025~~ - ~~2030)~~|~~work~~= ~~Mordor Intelligence~~|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref> ~~from selling consumer~~ data ~~to advertisers.~~

Due to the nature of a majority of smart devices, the kind of data being stored is usually sensitive. Devices that are always on, for example [[Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage|Amazon Echo]], [[Apple]] HomePods, and [[Google]] Nest models, are constantly in a state of monitoring. The corresponding apps to control the devices prompt a lot of personal information, such as email, address, location, contacts and sometimes photos.<ref name=":0" />

A study revealed that outdoor security cameras collect 50% more data than smart home apps.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Is privacy an illusion under a security camera’s watch? |url=https://surfshark.com/research/chart/security-camera-apps-privacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813002246/https://surfshark.com/research/chart/security-camera-apps-privacy |archive-date=13 Aug 2025 |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=surfshark.com}}</ref>

'''<big>Data Collected by Outdoor Security Cameras: </big>'''

#Email addresses

#Phone numbers

#Payment information

#Location

'''<big>Data Collected by Indoor Security Cameras: </big>'''

#Email addresses

#Phone Numbers

#User IDs

#Device IDs

#Purchase history

#Audio

These lists aren't exhaustive.

The gathered data then has the possibility of being intercepted at three different points:

#The device which hosts the app

#During the data transmission of the device and cloud

#In the cloud

==References==

[[Category:Common terms]]

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-'''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' is a feature in certain kinds of devices manufacturers use to collect consumer data, visuals and audio, at periodic intervals, which grants the manufacturing companies access to the private data of consumers automatically. <ref name="IA-cloud">{{Cite web|url=https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|title=ACRCloud Docs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228090804/https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|archive-date=2017-02-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> ACR allows the manufacturing companies of Smart TVs access to information like:
+'''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' is a feature in certain kinds of devices manufacturers use to collect consumer data, visuals and audio, at periodic intervals, which grants the manufacturing companies access to the private data automatically.<ref name="IA-cloud">{{Cite web|url=https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|title=ACRCloud Docs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228090804/https://www.acrcloud.com/docs/introduction/automatic-content-recognition/|archive-date=2017-02-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> ACR allows the manufacturing companies of Smart TVs access to information like:
 #Content being viewed
 #Connected devices
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 #Duration of the content
-ACR is an opt-in feature buried beneath the EULA, turned on by default.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/advice-smart-devices-data-tracking/|title= Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know.|work=New York Times|date=2025-06-25|first1=Rachel|last1=Cericola|first2=Jon|last2=Chase|first3=Lee|last3=Neikirk|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>
+ACR is an opt-in feature buried beneath the EULA, turned on by default.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/advice-smart-devices-data-tracking/|title= Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know.|work=New York Times|date=2025-06-25|first1=Rachel|last1=Cericola|first2=Jon|last2=Chase|first3=Lee|last3=Neikirk|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref>
 ==Consumer Data==
-Using harvested data, the consumer's data is used to push targeted content to the consumer such as polls, and advertisements.<ref name="IA-cloud" />
+The harvested data is used to push targeted content to the consumer such as polls and advertisements,<ref name="IA-cloud" />and it is also often sold without knowledge. '''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' has become a four billion dollar industry, projected to double in value by 2030 to 10 billion USD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Automatic Content Recognition Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030) |url=https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/automatic-content-recognition-market |access-date=2025-08-12 |work=Mordor Intelligence}}</ref>
-Consumer data is also often sold, and has allowed '''Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)''' to become a four billion dollar industry, projected to double in value by 2030 to 10 billion USD<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/automatic-content-recognition-market|title= Automatic Content Recognition Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)|work= Mordor Intelligence|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref> from selling consumer data to advertisers.
+Due to the nature of a majority of smart devices, the kind of data being stored is usually sensitive. Devices that are always on, for example [[Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage|Amazon Echo]], [[Apple]] HomePods, and [[Google]] Nest models, are constantly in a state of monitoring. The corresponding apps to control the devices prompt a lot of personal information, such as email, address, location, contacts and sometimes photos.<ref name=":0" />
+A study revealed that outdoor security cameras collect 50% more data than smart home apps.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Is privacy an illusion under a security camera’s watch? |url=https://surfshark.com/research/chart/security-camera-apps-privacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813002246/https://surfshark.com/research/chart/security-camera-apps-privacy |archive-date=13 Aug 2025 |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=surfshark.com}}</ref>
+'''<big>Data Collected by Outdoor Security Cameras:  </big>'''
+#Email addresses
+#Phone numbers
+#Payment information
+#Location
+'''<big>Data Collected by Indoor Security Cameras:  </big>'''
+#Email addresses
+#Phone Numbers
+#User IDs
+#Device IDs
+#Purchase history
+#Audio
+These lists aren't exhaustive.
+The gathered data then has the possibility of being intercepted at three different points:
+#The device which hosts the app
+#During the data transmission of the device and cloud
+#In the cloud
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Common terms]]