LG电子宣布将在其webOS应用商店中禁止使用住宅代理SDK[1]。这一举措旨在阻止开发者将用户的电视设备转变为代理节点，允许第三方通过这些设备路由互联网流量[1]。
安全公司Spur的研究发现，LG智能电视应用商店中超过42%的应用包含住宅代理SDKs[1]。相比之下，Samsung Tizen操作系统应用中也有超过四分之一存在类似代理组件[1]。
LG高管John Taylor表示，"住宅代理网络不是LG智能电视的预期用途"[1]。公司承诺与开发者合作移除这些代理功能，拒不配合的应用将被暂停[1]。
在提供代理服务的供应商中，Bright Data是LG和Samsung智能电视中占比最大的[1]。Spur的研究报告于7月2日发布[1]。
LG Electronics announced plans to prohibit residential proxy software development kits from its webOS app store for smart televisions [1]. The decision follows research by security firm Spur, which revealed that more than 42% of applications available in LG's smart TV app store contained SDKs enabling users' devices to function as proxy nodes, allowing third parties to route internet traffic through consumer equipment [1].
LG stated it will work with developers to remove these proxy functionalities, with non-compliant applications facing suspension from the platform [1]. According to LG executive John Taylor, "A residential proxy network is not an intended use for LG smart TVs" [1].
The issue extends beyond LG's ecosystem. Samsung's Tizen operating system similarly hosts applications containing proxy components, affecting more than one quarter of its app offerings [1]. Bright Data has emerged as the largest proxy network supplier integrated into both LG and Samsung smart TV applications [1].
Spur's research findings were published on July 2 [1].