Stick streams, and intrudes

Once upon a time, watching TV meant taking the remote control, pressing the power on and flipping through channels. Boy, how have things changed! When you watch TV with the new $50 Chromecast streaming stick from Google, the search giant tries to find content that you may want to watch based on what it knows about you.

Before you get started, it wants you to take these steps:

⦿ Plug-in the streaming stick into your TV.

⦿ On your smartphone, download and open the Google Home app, log in and enter the home address where you are using the Chromecast.

⦿ Give access to your location data to find the nearby Chromecast.