Sling TV turned privacy into a game you weren’t meant to win

Sling TV agreed to a $530,000 settlement with the California Attorney General over alleged CCPA violations, including steering users who attempted to opt out of data sharing to ineffective cookie settings and failing to adequately protect children’s privacy while leveraging brokered data for targeted advertising. The settlement mandates a direct in-app opt-out mechanism, elimination of redundant data collection for logged-in users, the introduction of kids’ profiles, and clearer guidance for parents, reflecting broader privacy scrutiny in the streaming sector.