Sony Bravia Smart TV
Sony Group Corporation · Smart TV
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Index
Uses ACR-based viewing and usage tracking allegedly sold for targeted advertising, per Texas AG allegations in the December 2025 lawsuit naming Sony among five TV makers.
Why this rating
Sony's Bravia platform uses ACR-based viewing and usage tracking allegedly sold for targeted advertising, per Texas AG allegations in the December 2025 lawsuit naming Sony among five TV makers.
What it is
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- Sony Group Corporation
- Category
- Smart TV
- Model years
- 2015-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Sony Bravia Core
The evidence 2
Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.
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Docket record of the Texas Attorney General's consolidated lawsuit against Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL over smart TV ACR data practices.
Why it matters here: Court docket confirms Sony as a named defendant.
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Texas AG sued Samsung, LG, Sony, TCL and Hisense in December 2025 alleging their smart TVs conduct automatic content recognition amounting to mass surveillance without adequate consent.
Why it matters here: Texas AG lawsuit names Sony among the five TV makers sued.
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.