Ken Paxton sued five television manufacturers, saying they used ad-targeting spyware that records viewers via Automated Content Recognition and matches short content fingerprints to target ads, following earlier complaints that accused the same companies of secretly collecting viewing data.The suit alleges ACR can capture screenshots every 500 milliseconds, monitor content across apps and devices, pinpoint users by ZIP code and that manufacturers bury the function in confusing settings; it seeks civil penalties and an order blocking ACR collection without clear, informed consent.