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reference the internet address on the tv with your internet address on your other devices to give advertisers better idea who you are. bill: is this invasion of privacy? should they disclose it? where do you come down? >> they should disclose it more than they do. they disclose it in fine print. because it is on by default. most people don't turn it off. samsung and lg do it too but don't leave it on by default. bill: i figure apps on your phone, tracking everything you're doing, just assume you're being watched. >> you should assume you're being watched it is creepy you're buying tv and do...

Information and every one or two seconds and sending that information to third party companies like advertisers. what happens with samsung and lg tvs is the software is disabled. you physically have to turn it on when you buy the tv. with vizio it's already automatically turned on when you buy a vizio smart tv. >> what companies are affected by this but those are the ones you are mentioning. samsung has it disabled. >> that's right. >> what else can you do? let's say you have a vizio tv. >> you have to find the opt out function on the software. you have to go and find opt out to shut it off. w...

What the third party advertisers are doing is they'll take your internet address and start zooming ads to your mobile devices and your smart phones. that's the play here. it's advertisers and data companies like cognitive networks who wants your viewing data to use it and make money. >> vizio must be getting paid to do this. this is obviously not good publicity for that company. >> what's really interesting there isn't a law that says they cannot do this. there's these loopholes that smart tvs are operating in. if you have a smart tv, watch out. you have to make sure the software is turned off...

But not one that's difficult to pull off. having an e-mail server in your home requires you having a computer. it doesn't have to be fancy one. you also have to have the right kind of internet connection, something called a static ip internet address that anyone can get and software. it's really that simple. >> reporter: according to sfwer net security experts say see some advantages as to why she want add home system. >> one advantage is that she would have very tight control over who ever has physical access to the system as well as who can log in, probably nobody can log in remotely. >> rep...

Moving it to the curb, and the city will take it from there. as you know, craig, you were here. there is a lot of bristdebris, pick up. charles, thank you, from moore, oklahoma, thank you, let's get to the political headlines on this afternoon. the senator delivering the weekly address, talking about the "oklahoma standard." residents of the state banding together after unthinkable tragedies. the oklahoma standard has survived an act of terror in 1995. and devastating natural disasters in the past. this most recent storm will only embolden the standard and encourage the rest of the country...