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Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Could Turn Your TV Into a Residential Proxy

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Source: Engadget
Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Could Turn Your TV Into a Residential Proxy
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Samsung said it will ban smart TV apps that route other users’ web traffic through a TV’s home connection after a security firm found some apps could turn TVs into residential proxies, citing a Pac-Man game as an example. The company will enforce platform-wide policies to prohibit residential proxy SDKs, following similar moves by LG, as part of strengthening the security of its smart TV app platform.

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  1. Samsung Says It's Banning Smart TV Apps That Expose Users' Internet Connections  Engadget
  2. Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers  TechCrunch
  3. Pac-Man took over Samsung smart TVs to share home internet  Android Police
  4. Samsung Smart TV App Exposed to Contain Residential Proxy Code, Millions of Devices Face Security Risks  AIBase
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