#Google certified the #TVboxes, the manufacturer installed a #backdoor, and 1.3 million customers got an involuntary #sidehustle as residential proxies. Now the #botnet is disconnected, but the #malware remains and Play Protect is still disabled. Apparently »certified« just means the box passed inspection before it started #spying. https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/11/google-dismantles-botnet-secretly-running-on-1-3-million-android-tv-boxes/?Opinionated.EU #techopinion #tech #opinion