

In fact, in testing the VPN clients, it was easy to switch to a different server on a smart television while we watched Netflix or Hulu. Two of our best VPNs for smart TVs, such as ExpressVPN and NordVPN, both provide a consistent and reliable connection to servers in your area. One of the best reasons to consider a VPN client if you own a smart TV is for the flexibility of how and where you connect. As a back-up, each of the VPN services we found also provides detailed instructions for protecting any smart device in your home by configuring your router.

We’ve picked only the ones who do offer a smart television app to make it even easier to protect your television. For easy installation, you can find the most popular VPN apps by searching the smart television app store.Ĭompetitors like TunnelBear don’t offer smart television apps, although you can still protect yourself by installing a VPN on your router.
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It turns out only the bigger names such as ExpressVPN and NordVPN offer these apps for Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, and Samsung smart TV. Thankfully, a few VPN services (virtual private network) make a client app for smart televisions. That brand new Samsung smart TV, that slick HiSense model that runs Android, or the one with Amazon Fire TV you got for only a few hundred dollars might be perfect for binge-watching Netflix and streaming movies on Hulu, but it’s also an attack vector. The new age of smart televisions has also ushered in another age: Hackers have discovered a whole new way to steal your personal information.
