Foundation test: TV-media libraries for the Smartphone, Smart TV and Notebook in the Test were
Overall, Stiftung Warentest has tested over 30 Apps from TV media libraries, including 15 for Android and a further 15 for iOS. You have looked at the extent to which data via Apps, Smart-TV devices and via Notebook or PC to be sent.
- Came out that Apps for the Computer, send significantly less data. Especially if the users are using an ad blocker.
- Apps for mobile devices frequently send data, which is not for the operation is imperative.
- In the case of Smart TV devices even the whole of television consumption is recorded, however, anonymous.
TV media libraries in the Test at Stiftung Warentest (image: Pixabay)
Media libraries-Test: Stiftung Warentest criticized private broadcasters
With Apps, quickly fell, especially the private channels collect more data than the public broadcaster. The Private parts what is the information, often with partner companies, in the case of the public broadcasters tend to be less.
- Stiftung Warentest declared, however, only five Apps as "critical". Below are the SWR Mediathek for Android and iOS, the App "WDR Hear, See, Participate" for Android and iOS, as well as the BR library for iOS.
- As critical, the experts ranked next to the BR Mediathek for Android, all of the other Apps of the Tests. The media libraries of 3sat, ARD, Arte, MDR, and NDR count. Add to that the media libraries of Prosieben, rbb, RTL and satellite.1, as well as TV Now Plus, Vox and ZDF.
- All the Details of the Tests you will find cost-free on Test.de.
Public libraries are often non-critical according to the Stiftung Warentest (image: Screenshot swrmediathek.de)
TV library or watching television?
If you look at their programmes from the TV, to be captured many data, from which the viewer nothing at all white:
- When Smart-TV-device statistics to use, but also other additional information, such as, for example, the land in which you watch TV.
- Stiftung Warentest noted that these data were almost always in the company info line-the Institute for market research and TV audience measurement. This works together with numerous television stations and collect unencrypted data often, but anonymous.
- As a spectator, you should keep in mind that your TV will be documented on a consumer, as soon as your TV has an Internet connection. If you don't want to, it is recommended to use the TV without the appropriate connection to the Internet.
TV sets with Internet to collect audience data (image: Pixabay)
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