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Israeli firm uses millions of smart TVs for AI web scraping

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An Israeli company, Bright Data, has been exposed for using millions of smart TV devices as proxy servers for AI-driven web scraping. This was achieved by embedding backdoors into smart TV applications, with Samsung and LG devices reportedly being exploited. While some platforms like Roku, Fire TV, and Google TV have prohibited this practice, the company's activities have been uncovered through an investigation. AI

IMPACT This practice highlights potential privacy and security risks associated with AI data collection methods, impacting user trust and device security.

RANK_REASON The article describes a company's use of existing technology (smart TVs) for a specific purpose (AI web scraping), which falls under a tool or method rather than a core AI release or significant industry shift.

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Israeli firm uses millions of smart TVs for AI web scraping

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    An Israeli company has been exposed for turning millions of smart TV devices into zombie proxies to perform AI web scraping. To do this

    "Eine israelische Firma ist dabei aufgeflogen, dass sie Millionen Smart TV-Geräte in Zombi-Proxys verwandelt hat, um AI-Web-Scraping durchzuführen. Dazu wurden entsprechende Backdoors in Apps für Smart TV-Geräte eingebaut. Einige Anbieter wie Roku, Fire TV und Google TV haben die…

    LINKS borncity.com/…/israelische-firma-bright-d…

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