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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers

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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers

Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner’s internet connection with strangers, potentially putting millions of Samsung smart TVs at risk of hijacking, according to new security research published on Monday. 

Some of these apps claim to have been installed on hundreds of millions of smart TVs in people’s homes, per the app developers.

Originally reported by TechCrunch. Read the full story at the original source.