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How to turn off HDMI-CEC on your TV - and why doing so is such a big deal

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Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-03-08

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

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This article describes how modern smart TVs monitor HDMI-connected devices via HDMI-CEC device IDs and Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) pixel fingerprinting, and provides practical steps to limit or stop that tracking: disabling ACR and HDMI-CEC in menu settings, using a physical CEC blocker, and disconnecting the TV from the internet or using a VPN.

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