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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 1 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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userbinator ◴[21 Jun 25 04:22 UTC] No.44334486[source]▶
making it nearly impossible for regular users to uninstall it without root access, which voids warranties and poses security risks

Stop parroting the corporate propaganda that put us into this stupid situation in the first place. Having root access on devices you own should be a fundamental right, as otherwise it's not ownership.

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charcircuit ◴[21 Jun 25 04:37 UTC] No.44334549[source]▶
Root access is an outdated security concept from the previous century. Trying to mandate such a concept is parroting UNIX propaganda. Users can be given control of devices without them having a "root" account.
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1. WarOnPrivacy ◴[21 Jun 25 05:44 UTC] No.44334851[source]▶
> Users can be given control of devices without them having a "root" account.

Can be given control [by handset manufacturers] is an unfulfilled potential. And it will always be unfulfilled - because otherwise, users could protect themselves from manufacturers/providers foistware.

Given their reality, users root.