“TV Block is a security solution that detects if Samsung TV units have been unlawfully activated, and ensures that the television sets can only be used by the rightful owners with a valid proof of purchase.”
Samsung bricked TVs looted from a South African warehouse over the internet. The press release calls it innovative. The real news is that every Samsung TV can be shut off remotely and has been all along. Today it is stolen stock. Tomorrow it is whoever Samsung decides isn’t a rightful owner.