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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers (techcrunch.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Zomg@piefed.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Now people also need to stop buying those Chinese streaming boxes filled with IPTV piracy channels. They do the same thing and most likely worse things. Samsung can only control the apps installed on their TVs.

At the end of 2025, analysts examined several models of the popular SuperBox device available from major retail stores and online marketplaces. The findings were deeply concerning: immediately upon powering up, the devices began pinging the servers of the Chinese messaging app Tencent QQ, as well as the Grass proxy service — effectively renting out the owner’s internet bandwidth to third parties.

[–] sanitation@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They should start with dismantling Amazon.com

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're not really the same thing, but it all depends on what's most important to each person.

[–] sanitation@lemmy.today -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

All it does is imports in Chinese products instead of American products

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

One we have more direct control over as Americans which we can influence by policy. The other we can't. "All it does is X instead of Y" is a naive oversimplification.