LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps

Read full story on KrebsOnSecurity
Share
LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
AI disclosure

Summary

The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one's television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after researchers found that more than 42 percent of games and other apps available for download on LG's webOS store allow unknown third-parties to route their Internet traffic through a user's TV.

Original reporting

Open original source

Related coverage

Read full article on KrebsOnSecurity

Get the AFBytes Brief

Major stories, AI-assisted analysis, and what to watch next. Free, monthly, unsubscribe anytime.