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LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps – Krebs on Security
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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2026
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I got that as a reply a few weeks ago. I didn't research it further but when true, that's just hacking a network - and it should be illegal. If true.
edit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25275350
This type of information is irresponsible to repeat without verification. While I agree it would be scary, the current likelihood of a TV OS activating its own wireless systems without user permission and connecting to unpermissioned sources for updates or instructions is slim. At least without some type of malefactor hijacking.
Sorry, I thought the /privacy folks knew what they were talking about. Luckily I started with 'apparently' and didn't double down. Thanks for having me confirm your suspicions ;)