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Watching You Watch: The Tracking Ecosystem of Over-the-Top TV Streaming Devices

https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02249

Measured actual traffic from Roku and Fire TV channels. Primary evidence.

Versions
8
First seen
2026-09-05
Last checked
2026-09-06
Edits
0
Words
658

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8 captures

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Every capture so far falls on 2026-09-05; the axis reads in hours, UTC. Each mark opens that version.

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