3 outlets·3 reports
Samsung says it's restricting app registrations and removing apps with SDKs that can turn smart TVs into residential proxy exit nodes, after a similar ban by LG (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

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Samsung has banned smart-TV applications that expose users’ internet connections to external parties. The company is also restricting new app registrations and removing existing apps that include SDKs capable of turning the TVs into residential proxy exit nodes. This action follows a similar ban by LG.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers
- Engadget·Samsung says it's banning smart TV apps that expose users' internet connections
- TechMeme·Samsung says it's restricting app registrations and removing apps with SDKs that can turn smart TVs into residential proxy exit nodes, after a similar ban by LG (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
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