Sling TV has faced legal action for allegedly making it difficult for users to exercise their privacy rights, resulting in a settlement of $530,000 with the California Attorney General. Customers who tried to opt out of data collection found themselves misled, as Sling redirected them to a cookie settings page instead of providing a direct opt-out option. Moreover, even logged-in users were required to fill out a separate online form to stop data sharing, despite Sling having their information already. For connected devices, users had to manually enter a complex URL to opt-out, highlighting the accessibility issues inherent in Sling’s approach to user data privacy.
Additionally, the complaint emphasized the company’s negligence in protecting children’s privacy, stating the absence of age screening and targeted advertising controls for kids. Sling gathered data on children’s presence and ages to create profiles for targeted advertising, which raised further concerns. After the settlement, Sling must implement a direct opt-out function in its app and improve mechanisms for safeguarding children’s data. This incident adds to DISH Network’s controversial history regarding privacy violations, previously incurring a significant penalty in 2020 for unlawful telemarketing practices.
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