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by lpgauth 2361 days ago
Samsung Smart TVs do not take screenshots as far as I know. They do audio and video fingerprinting. It would be way too costly and inificient to upload screenshots for content recognition (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_content_recognitio...).

Disclaimer: I work for Samsung, but not directly in the TV software.

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So, they do video fingerprinting? To me, that means that they can identify what you are watching, which I think is what the OP was pointing out, regardless of mechanism. Mike (ex-CTO Shazam)
It's right there in the linked text:

"Your Smart TV transfers video snippets or TV tuner information in order to determine the programs watched"

It could be great if you can get clarification from your colleagues