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I can’t find any of the privacy / terms for YouTube TV on the subject. Will they sell my personal data or viewing habits to advertisers or third parties?

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Dark Sky
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herb’s derbs
herb’s derbs via Twitter

Yes

Jonathan LaCour
Jonathan LaCour via Twitter

I mean, that's my assumption too. All of the privacy links on the YouTube TV site simply point to the generic Google privacy policy, which isn't useful. That said, Google's chat support vehemently denied that they do.

A Guy Called Kraft 🏅
A Guy Called Kraft 🏅 via Twitter

My understanding is it is the same as YouTube. Under the hood, it is YouTube really. Data is managed in the same place.

herb’s derbs
herb’s derbs via Twitter

If they can’t point you to language saying they don’t, they do 🤷‍♂️

Jonathan LaCour
Jonathan LaCour via Twitter

Yeah, and they happily sell plenty of personal data and tracking information on YouTube, so I am guessing that they do on YouTube TV as well.

A Guy Called Kraft 🏅
A Guy Called Kraft 🏅 via Twitter

I don't have a firm answer but I'd assume so. I also assume other cable providers do via their boxes too. Akin to some ISPs offering a discount for permission to do so via DNS lookup.

A Guy Called Kraft 🏅
A Guy Called Kraft 🏅 via Twitter

The watch history on YouTube TV is held at myactivity.google.com/activitycontro…

JasonAten
JasonAten via Twitter

Define “sell”. Ad personalization on YTTV is the same as other Google services, including search and YT. That said, you can turn it off. You’ll still see ads, just not based on your habits.

A Guy Called Kraft 🏅
A Guy Called Kraft 🏅 via Twitter

Though, to clarify, they say they don't sell it to third-parties but do use it as part of other Google stuff, like ad targeting. safety.google/privacy/ads-an…

JasonAten
JasonAten via Twitter

As far as I’ve researched (and I’ve written plenty on Google+privacy) they don’t using YTTV viewing habits but do use other signals to influence ads there.

Jonathan LaCour
Jonathan LaCour via Twitter

Yeah, I just want to see their policies clearly spelled out somewhere. Its a shame that their website is so inscrutable. The fact that its intertwined with other Google services really bothers me, too.

Karolina 🌹
Karolina 🌹 via Twitter

Owned by Google. All signs point to yes.

jeremycherfas
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