Samsung follows LG in cracking down on Smart TV apps that secretly rent out users' internet connections

Samsung updates its policy to block Smart TV apps from hijacking home Wi-Fi connections, following a similar move by LG. The crackdown addresses apps that secretly shared users' internet with strangers.

• Samsung follows LG in killing Smart TV apps that rent out your internet
• Samsung is removing smart TV apps that secretly turn users' internet connections into residential proxies
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• Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Share Users' Internet Connections
• Samsung says it's banning smart TV apps that expose users' internet connections
• Samsung is cracking down on TV apps that quietly shared users’ internet connections
• Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers