- Google TV and Android TV had a security loophole allowing unauthorized access to a TV owner’s Gmail inbox.
- Android TV OS, like Android on phones, signs into a Google account at the system level for app access.
- Malicious actors could sideload Google Chrome onto Android TV to access the TV owner’s Google account.
- Google rolled out a fix for most Google TV devices to prevent unauthorized account access.
- The fix prevents sideloaded Google Chrome from automatically using login tokens for Gmail or Google Drive access, enhancing security.
https://9to5google.com/2024/04/26/google-android-tv-account-security-loophole-fix/
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