LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
LG is banning smart TV apps that utilize residential proxies to allow third parties to use consumers' internet connections.
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The brief
LG is cracking down on smart TV applications that incorporate residential proxy software. According to coverage, these apps have been renting out users' internet connections, effectively turning smart TVs into secret proxies for strangers.
Reports from Digital Trends, How-To Geek, and Cybernews emphasize that this software operates quietly within the apps. Other coverage from SecNews.gr and Krebs on Security focuses on the company's decision to ban these proxies from its platform.
Future developments depend on the implementation of the ban and the identification of the specific apps renting out user connections.
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Quick answers
What is LG doing regarding smart TV apps?
LG is banning apps that use residential proxies to rent out a user's internet connection.
How do these proxy apps operate according to reports?
Digital Trends reports that these apps quietly turn televisions into secret proxies, allowing strangers to use the owner's connection.
Which outlets are reporting on this trend?
Coverage includes reports from SecNews.gr, Digital Trends, How-To Geek, Cybernews, and Krebs on Security.
Coverage (5)
- LG: Banning Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps SecNews.gr · 1d ago
- LG is cracking down on smart TV apps that quietly turn your TV into a secret proxy Digital Trends · 1d ago
- LG bans TV apps that rent out your internet connection How-To Geek · 1d ago
- Your smart TV apps contain proxy software that let strangers use your internet connection Cybernews · 1d ago
- LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps Krebs on Security · 1d ago
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