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LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
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 oth...
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This action by LG addresses a critical privacy and security vulnerability where users' smart TVs were unknowingly leveraged for third-party internet traffic. It highlights the increasing need for robust security measures in IoT devices to protect consumer data and network integrity.
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