I fully share your sentiment, someone buying a tv specifically so the kids don't let their brains rest during a 15 min breakfast seems insane to me. That said I guess better they watch without spyware than with..

What do you mean? Obviously consuming too much media, or consuming anything too much of it is not good, but how does that negate concerns about inadvertently inviting for-profit corporations to your breakfast and every intimate conversation at home?

Those are completely unrelated concerns.