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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 5 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.677s | source
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akersten ◴[21 Jun 25 03:52 UTC] No.44334335[source]▶
In my experience, Samsung is a label that means "stay far, far away." From the Galaxy Note fiasco to my microwave to my dishwasher to ... Probably at least three other products before I learned my lesson.

I even refuse to buy QD-OLED monitors out of indignation that Samsung makes the panels. Maybe I'm alone but maybe one day we'll boycott lousy companies out of business.

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1. makeitdouble ◴[21 Jun 25 04:14 UTC] No.44334436[source]▶
> Galaxy Note fiasco

Has any smartphone maker succeeded in getting more than a few percent of market share, released more that 2 phones while being immune to that level of fiasco ?

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2. brianbest101 ◴[21 Jun 25 04:35 UTC] No.44334539[source]▶
It’s really hard to beat the “it’s a felony to knowingly carry our phones on to an airplane” level of fiasco
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3. Zak ◴[21 Jun 25 11:11 UTC] No.44336554[source]▶
Yes. I have never been asked "do you have any weapons, explosives or [phone model]?" before boarding an airplane about any other phone, ever.

There have been other phones that had very occasional battery fires, but nothing on remotely the same level.

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4. makeitdouble ◴[21 Jun 25 18:08 UTC] No.44339486[source]▶
On the other side Apple dealt with the BatteryGate of 2017 and Google paid back all remaining users of the Pixel 4a.

Each of these is also unique and unseen ever before for a phone.

5. makeitdouble ◴[21 Jun 25 18:12 UTC] No.44339527[source]▶
Why does this become a competition where we're looking for a winner ?