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LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps

Summary: LG Electronics USA said it will suspend smart TV apps that turn a television into an always-on residential proxy node, after Spur research found more than 42 percent of apps on LG's webOS store include residential proxy SDKs and more than a quarter of Samsung Tizen apps carry similar components. LG SVP John Taylor said the company is working with developers to remove the proxy option and that apps which fail to comply will be suspended, while Bright Data, which accounted for a majority of the proxy SDKs found, said its network is built on consent and has undergone a second independent audit by PwC.

Bottom line: More than 42 percent of the apps on one smart TV store were routing household internet traffic through unknown third parties, and Spur notes a one-time consent prompt can be accepted by a minor in the household who should not be giving it. The devices doing this are ones most consumers do not think of as computers and are not equipped to audit.

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