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Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices (cybersecuritynews.com)
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[–] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I guess many foreign powers are interested in mass surveillance of unstable regions and low budget phones are a good way to do it. People there need phones and don’t have many options, or don’t care because there are worse problems.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    No Name Chinese brand is "low budget" in those regions, not Samsung.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Samsung has been accused of shipping budget Galaxy A and M series smartphones with pre-installed spyware that users can’t easily remove.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago*

    Read the rest of the article.

    They're talking about "affordable Samsung models".

    "Budget" for a Samsung, not "budget" for a smartphone on that region and definitelly not "low budged".

    Want to check what "low budged" means for a smartphone in unstable (read: poor) regions, go to to AliExpress and search for "cheap smartphone".

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