Attendees look at a 120-inch 8K television by Skyworth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2020. Photo: AFP
Attendees look at a 120-inch 8K television by Skyworth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2020. Photo: AFP
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Chinese TV maker Skyworth under fire for excessive data collection that users call spying

  • Skyworth apologised and ended its partnership with an analytics firm after a user found one of its smart TVs was collecting data on all connected devices
  • The issue comes amid Beijing‘s crackdown on the illegal collection and use of personal data

Xinmei Shen
Xinmei Shen

Updated: 10:54pm, 3 May, 2021

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Attendees look at a 120-inch 8K television by Skyworth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2020. Photo: AFP
Attendees look at a 120-inch 8K television by Skyworth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2020. Photo: AFP
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