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LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Krebs on Security is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 22 Jul 2026, 01:10 UTC. The headline in use is “LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one'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…
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Story timeline
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- Krebs on SecurityLG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps