4 Apps to Regain Privacy on Your Smart TV Without Sacrificing Features
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Summary
A smart TV can be a great alternative to streaming consoles and computers, but many come with compromises.
Data collection and targeted ads are two major areas that expose users to potential privacy threats.
The writer details their experience taking back control of their smart TV by installing four apps that boost privacy and negate the need to sacrifice any features.
SmartTubeNext gives ad-free YouTube viewing while preserving privacy, Proton VPN stops ISPs from logging your streaming traffic, and also allows access to region-locked content.
WireGuard VPN and AdGuard DNS block ads across all devices, not just the smart TV, and JellyFin lets the user host their own media server to watch content they already own.
Each app is free and simple to install, and provides a viable means to counter targeted ads and data collection.
