New, exclusive, by me: LG to Ban Residential Proxy Providers from Smart TV Apps

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 apps available for download on LG’s webOS store allow unknown third-parties to route their Internet traffic through a user’s TV.

krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg…

#smarttv #lg #residentialproxies #spur #security

Okay, LISTEN UP

DO NOT BUY LG.

Not ANYTHING LG.

Not only are they actively spying on you, not only have they updated their TOS to include requiring you to NOTIFY GUESTS ABOUT WIRETAPPING LAW, on Windows they're pushing ADWARE through WINDOWS UPDATE along with their monitor drivers - including on OLD monitors.

Gamers Nexus has all the deets:

youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6b…

DO NOT BUY LG PRODUCTS.

GN had a three-year-old monitor get an "update" that was adware. It wasn't even part of their investigation. It just happened to come in while they were investigating.

DO NOT BUY LG PRODUCTS.

#adware #spyware #surveillance #fascism #LG #FuckLG #DoNotBuy #boycott

Option 1: Don't buy LG
Option 2: Don't buy LG displays, especially if you are running Windows

At this point, I don't know what the experience is on newer LG TVs where you do not connect it to the Internet via any means (wireless or wired).

I have C1 OLED where it's never been on the Internet since being unboxed at home. There are no nags when trying to use basic functionality such as switching between inputs and channels.

Gamers Nexus: DO NOT BUY: LG's Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns

youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6b…

#LG #Privacy #Malware #Adware #Spyware