TechCrunch reported that Samsung is banning apps that share users internet connections with strangers. Samsung is tightening the rules for smart TV apps after security researchers found that some apps can quietly turn a television into part of a residential proxy network. TechCrunch reported that Samsung is banning apps that share users internet connections with strangers. The move follows research from Spur, which scanned 6,038 LG and Samsung smart TV apps and found 2,058 containing residential proxy SDKs. People do not monitor TV apps the way they monitor banking apps or browsers.