Smart TVs reportedly repurposed as web-scraping proxies by free applications for AI data

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Published: 2026-06-06
Category: technology
Source: The Hacker News / Western Illinois University
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Reports indicate that certain free applications are secretly converting smart televisions into tools for web scraping. These compromised devices are then allegedly used to gather data for artificial intelligence purposes. This practice raises serious privacy concerns regarding the unauthorized use of consumer electronics for data collection.

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