In a significant move toward tightening platform security and reclaiming the integrity of the living room ecosystem, home appliance titan LG Electronics USA has announced a sweeping crackdown on smart TV applications that transform consumer televisions into residential proxy nodes. The decision follows a blistering security report that exposed the alarming prevalence of third-party software…
In a significant shift regarding consumer privacy and device security, LG Electronics USA has announced a sweeping crackdown on smart TV applications that transform home entertainment devices into residential proxy nodes. This decision, announced this week, comes on the heels of alarming research revealing that nearly half of the applications available on LG’s webOS platform…
In a significant pivot for consumer privacy and IoT security, LG Electronics USA has announced a sweeping initiative to banish applications from its webOS platform that transform smart televisions into residential proxy nodes. This development comes on the heels of a damning investigation by the security firm Spur, which revealed that a staggering 42 percent…
