Breaking down why Apple TVs are privacy advocates’ go-to streaming device - Ars Technica
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/all-the-ways-apple-tv-boxes-do-and-mostly-dont-track-you
What Jamie wrote
Apple TV's are the only way I watch TV and streaming services. I've even gone further and making sure that the TV's we have are not even on WiFi, which means they don't get firmware updates, but I suspect those firmware updates are mostly just to track us more. I’m sure some would argue this assumes Apple doesn't do bad things with our data. I would suggest that I'd rather only have one company in the mix, not dozens as you do if you have multiple apps on a standard Smart TV. I also believe that Apple believes that it is in their monetary interest to keep data private, so that they can monetize health and messaging services.
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