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Be careful if you are using Roku, read the Privacy Policy. (docs.roku.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.

Clarification: after a bit of research it seems the olfactory section pertains to CCPA California law, many places have olfactory in the privacy policy because it is required by the law. I can't believe we reached a point where we have to put olfactory in the privacy policy, but then again it won't be long before Smell-O-Vision becomes reality.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision

They removed it, archived here: https://archive.ph/YYBuJ

Also have a California ip you get a different privacy policy.

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[-] TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

It is related to the California Law, there are no sensors in the tv. The strange thing is that they reverted the policy without informing anyone.

https://www.zengrc.com/blog/what-are-the-ccpa-categories-of-personal-information/

[-] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Ah. I appreciate the context. Now my confusion is just shifted from Roku to California legislators. I can appreciate future proofing a law, but this seems a bit on the nose.

[-] TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Also just so you are aware apparently the changes weren't removed, but only show if you have a US ip. So US have their own privacy policy that differs from the rest of the world. The reason it was included is probably this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision.

This is the US policy dated January 2025: https://docs.roku.com/api/v1/published/userprivacypolicy/en/US/text

The rest of the world it is dated 12 December.