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LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps

medkrebsPublished 2026-07-22

<p>The home appliance giant <strong>LG Electronics USA</strong> said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one&#8217;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 other apps available for download on LG&#8217;s webOS store allow unknown third-parties to route

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Original source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-proxies-from-smart-tv-apps/