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Voluntarily, maybe not, but we can make it a legal requirement.
Because that worked out so well with file sharing
Because this is exactly like file sharing...
LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
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In terms of law enforcement, sure. But what we really need is competent white hat hackers doing battle with the black hats. Even if no one goes to jail, the NSA could make residential proxies much harder to operate in the US simply by detecting them and reporting them to ISPs. It would be good for ISPs to then validate the reports properly, give warnings, etc.
A lot of residential proxy networks don't let you access financial and government websites because that would create an actual national security risk and get them shut down. So, given that, what is the actionable complaint?
- Actual data and identity loss of American citizens.
- Malware that can record video and audio from infected devices.
- Infrastructure for foreign covert influence campaigns.
- Botnets used in hacking and DoS attacks.
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Also it's really important to tell every guest in your home that the TV is recording everything they say or you'll be violating wiretapping laws, as per the EULA.
Source? Wow.
This GamersNexus video has all the info you need https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6bM
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Airgapped is harder than you might think. If your TV finds an open network (neigbours?) it will use that one. And it is only a matter of time before they have cellular capabilities too.
When was the last time you saw a completely open residential wifi access point in the wild? This seems a little like worrying about getting Dodo poisoning.
Mine up until a few months ago. Didn't really care because you'd have to stop literally in front of my house to access it. And living on a street with only about 4 properties, that would merit a visit from me asking why you're parked in front of my house.
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#485Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It's Windows Update that's installing LG crapware upon seeing relevant hardware IDs This is also a misrepresentation. Microsoft has provided LG with a certificate to sign its driver packages with, and allows LG to upload packages to Windows Update, which includes a feature to install sidecar applications. Now, the spirit of this feature is that any application is meant to provide genuine configuration functionality…
> One can't expect that every driver package submission from every vendor is thoroughly vetted every time Why not? Microsoft isn't a struggling startup. They can afford to do just that.
IIRC, at least 15 years ago, that's exactly what they did. They published a tool suite that your driver should pass before submission because otherwise it would fail when they got to it. I think the submissions were fully automated by that time.
Re: LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
#486Re: LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
#487Earlier quoted context omitted.
A lot of residential proxy networks don't let you access financial and government websites because that would create an actual national security risk and get them shut down. So, given that, what is the actionable complaint?
- Actual data and identity loss of American citizens. - Malware that can record video and audio from infected devices. - Infrastructure for foreign covert influence campaigns. - Botnets used in hacking and DoS attacks.
So that would also apply to, like, Xiaomi, right? Or basically any foreign code you run?
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Because that worked out so well with file sharing
Because this is exactly like file sharing...
The ways you are asking the government to mutilate the internet are quite similar to the ways the media industries asked the government to mutilate the internet.
Re: LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
#489I face a different issue on LG TV, Every time i turn off the Live Plus option, but it got enabled again on its own without being asked. no consent at all. Has anyone else seen this ?
Re: LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
#490US residential proxies are the bane of the internet. They're the major source of social media manipulation and spam. Services can dramatically reduce abuse by blocking entire IP ranges based on country of origin, organization, or type (hosting providers). But a company can't block US residential IPs if it would also cut off many of their real customers. The US government (probably the NSA) should be cracking down har…
Counterpoint: IP range blocking is the bane of the internet, and I'm glad I can get around it by buying residential proxies. They cause very little problem to anyone except for the companies that think they can be the tzar of who gets to view certain information. The most unethical component is that the user often didn't consent to installing the proxy (which causes no problems for him) but this can be resolved and s…
how's it avoid causing problems for the user? it's using their Internet. imagine if they had data caps or so on and you're downloading through that proxy - that's basically taking his money, right?