Roku Terms of Service Update Locks Users’ TVs Until They Agree
Roku’s Terms of Service (ToS) update reportedly locks your TV until you agree to it. The only way to opt out of the new “Dispute Resolution Terms” is to write to the streaming service by March 21st. Roku customers are threatening to stop using their TV and streaming tools after Roku allegedly locked the devices […]
Roku says over 15,000 accounts may have been accessed by bad actors in data breach incident
Dan Ives, managing director of equity research at Wedbush, looks back at the “Golden Age of Cybersecurity” in “The Claman Countdown.” Roku told two state attorney general’s offices that malicious parties may have illegally hacked into thousands of Roku accounts. In a data breach notification to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the video streaming company […]
Walmart to buy smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3B, Roku shares tank
Walmart has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to acquire smart TV maker Vizio. The move is a move to shore up the retailer’s burgeoning advertising business to compete with rival Amazon. But analysts say the deal is seen as bad news for Roku. Roku also sells smart TVs and streaming devices, and he has an […]