| TV Brand | Exact Remote-Control Menu Path to Turn Off Screen-Snooping (ACR) |
|---|---|
| Samsung Smart TV | Press Home → Settings → All Settings → General & Privacy → Terms & Privacy → Privacy Choices → Uncheck "Viewing Information Services" and "Interest-Based Advertisements". |
| LG Smart TV (webOS) | Press Settings (Gear) → All Settings → General → System → Additional Settings → Turn "Live Plus" to OFF, and under Advertisement turn "Limit AD Tracking" to ON (also turn off Home Promotion). |
| Roku TV / Roku Stick | Press Home → Settings → Privacy → Smart TV Experience → Uncheck "Use info from TV inputs". Then go to Privacy → Advertising and check "Limit ad tracking". |
| Amazon Fire TV | Go to Settings (Gear) → Preferences → Privacy Settings → Turn OFF "Device Usage Data", "Collect App Usage Data", and "Interest-Based Ads". |
| Vizio SmartCast TV | Press Menu / Gear → Admin & Privacy → Viewing Data → Toggle "Viewing Data" to OFF. |
| Sony / Google TV | Go to Settings → Privacy → Ads → Enable "Delete advertising ID", and under Samba Interactive TV toggle it OFF. |
If your Smart TV's menus are sluggish and cluttered with ads, disconnect the TV from your home Wi-Fi entirely in its network settings and plug in a dedicated streaming box (like an Apple TV 4K or a de-bloated Android TV box) via HDMI. The TV returns to being a fast, silent display monitor that cannot phone home.