TCL Smart TV
TCL Technology · Smart TV
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Index
Uses third-party ACR to build viewing/usage profiles and can access camera/microphone for video chat and remote-diagnosis screenshots with consent; named in the Texas AG's Dec 2025 five-TV-maker lawsuit.
Why this rating
TCL uses third-party ACR to build viewing profiles and was named in the Texas AG's December 2025 lawsuit against five TV makers over allegedly non-consensual mass surveillance via smart TVs.
What it is
- Microphone
- Camera
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- TCL Technology
- Category
- Smart TV
- Model years
- 2015-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- TCL Home
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 TCL 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 TCL's ACR-based smart TV tracking.
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.