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Multiple states have taken enforcement action against smart TV manufacturers for ACR data collection practices. On December 15, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, & TCL, alleging these companies unlawfully collected personal data through ACR technology without consumers' knowledge or consent.<ref name="texas-ag">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some with Ties to CCP, for Spying on Texans |url=https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331220117/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |archive-date=2026-03-31 |website=[[Texas Attorney General]]}}</ref> A Texas court issued a temporary restraining order against Hisense, preventing it from collecting, using, selling, or sharing ACR data about Texans.<ref name="texas-tro">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-17 |title=Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Court Order Stopping CCP-Aligned Smart TV Company from Spying on Texans |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-court-order-stopping-ccp-aligned-smart-tv-company-spying-texans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331220117/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-court-order-stopping-ccp-aligned-smart-tv-company-spying-texans |archive-date=2026-03-31 |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=[[Texas Attorney General]]}}</ref> | Multiple states have taken enforcement action against smart TV manufacturers for ACR data collection practices. On December 15, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued [[Sony]], [[Samsung]], [[LG]], [[Hisense]], & [[TCL]], alleging these companies unlawfully collected personal data through ACR technology without consumers' knowledge or consent.<ref name="texas-ag">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some with Ties to CCP, for Spying on Texans |url=https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331220117/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |archive-date=2026-03-31 |website=[[Texas Attorney General]]}}</ref> A Texas court issued a temporary restraining order against Hisense, preventing it from collecting, using, selling, or sharing ACR data about Texans.<ref name="texas-tro">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-17 |title=Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Court Order Stopping CCP-Aligned Smart TV Company from Spying on Texans |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-court-order-stopping-ccp-aligned-smart-tv-company-spying-texans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331220117/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-court-order-stopping-ccp-aligned-smart-tv-company-spying-texans |archive-date=2026-03-31 |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=[[Texas Attorney General]]}}</ref> | ||
Samsung reached an agreement with the Texas Attorney General on February 26, 2026, under which Samsung must obtain Texas consumers' express consent before collecting or processing ACR data and must implement clear and conspicuous disclosure and consent screens on its smart TVs.<ref name="samsung-settlement">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-26 |title=Attorney General Paxton Secures Major Agreement with Samsung to Ensure Texans Are Protected from Smart TVs |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-secures-major-agreement-samsung-ensure-texans-are-protected-smart-tvs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310143534/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-secures-major-agreement-samsung-ensure-texans-are-protected-smart-tvs |archive-date=2026-03-10 |website=[[Texas Attorney General]]}}</ref> | Samsung reached an agreement with the Texas Attorney General on February 26, 2026, under which Samsung must obtain Texas consumers' express consent before collecting or processing ACR data and must implement clear and conspicuous disclosure and consent screens on its smart TVs.<ref name="samsung-settlement">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-26 |title=Attorney General Paxton Secures Major Agreement with Samsung to Ensure Texans Are Protected from Smart TVs |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-secures-major-agreement-samsung-ensure-texans-are-protected-smart-tvs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310143534/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-secures-major-agreement-samsung-ensure-texans-are-protected-smart-tvs |archive-date=2026-03-10 |website=[[Texas Attorney General]]}}</ref> | ||