LG Removes Apps Using TVs as Proxies

LG has announced it will remove apps from its webOS Store that turn TVs into residential proxies.

These apps can use your TV to route someone else's internet traffic without your knowledge.

A report by cybersecurity firm Spur found that over 42% of apps on LG's webOS Store and around a quarter of apps on Samsung's Tizen platform contain code that can do this.

LG's Senior Vice President, John Taylor, said developers must remove the proxy functionality or their apps will be removed.

Bright Data, the company behind many of these proxies, says users give consent through an opt-in screen, but Spur disputes this, arguing the consent prompts are not transparent enough.