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Samsung bans smart TV apps that route user internet traffic

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Samsung is banning smart TV applications that can turn a user's television into a residential proxy, routing strangers' internet traffic through their home connection. This action follows a discovery by cybersecurity firm Mnemonic that some apps, including a featured Pac-Man game, contained code to enable this functionality. The company will enforce stricter developer policies to prevent the use of residential proxy SDKs, a move also recently adopted by LG. AI

IMPACT This action highlights the increasing need for security and privacy controls in smart devices as they integrate more complex software functionalities.

RANK_REASON Samsung is implementing a policy change regarding apps on its platform, which is a product-related action.

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Jackson Chen) ·

    Samsung says it's banning smart TV apps that expose users' internet connections

    Samsung says it's banning smart TV apps that expose users' internet connections.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Samsung follows LG in killing Smart TV apps that rent out your internet The new policy blocks Smart TV apps from hijacking your home Wi-Fi. https://www. android

    Samsung follows LG in killing Smart TV apps that rent out your internet The new policy blocks Smart TV apps from hijacking your home Wi-Fi. https://www. androidauthority.com/samsung-s mart-tv-residential-proxy-crackdown-3694334/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Sof…

    LINKS androidauthority.com/samsung-smart-tv-res…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Share Users' Internet Connections An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Several popular Samsung smart TV apps c

    📰 Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Share Users' Internet Connections An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner's internet connection with strangers, potentially putting millions of Sa... 📰 Source: S…

    LINKS entertainment.slashdot.org/…/samsung-bans…

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