Disabled ACR on your TV? I set up a router-based VPN for further protection - here's how
Using a VPN on your smart TV can enhance security by encrypting data and protecting against hackers. It also allows access to content that may be restricted in your region. Setting up a VPN on your router can protect multiple devices simultaneously.
- ▪Installing a VPN on your smart TV blocks hackers from accessing your network and stealing your data.
- ▪A VPN encrypts your streaming, web browsing, and download data from end-to-end.
- ▪Setting up a VPN on your router allows you to protect multiple devices with just a few clicks.
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| Publication time | Thu, 28 May 2026 19:00:48 GMT |
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Home & Office Home Home & Office Home Entertainment TVs Disabled ACR on your TV? I set up a router-based VPN for further protection - here's how Installing a VPN on your smart TV blocks hackers from accessing your network and stealing your data. But there are benefits to the content, too. Written by Taylor Clemons, Staff WriterStaff Writer May 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. PT Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.As a tech journalist, I am surprisingly hardline about limiting the number of smart and internet-enabled devices in my home.
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