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Israeli-founded app preloaded on Samsung phones is attracting controversy

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hersko ◴[17 Nov 25 17:14 UTC] No.45955639[source]▶
So a Unity owned bloatware company being used by Samsung is now somehow controversial because it was founded in Israel? Am i reading this right?
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1. computerex ◴[17 Nov 25 19:57 UTC] No.45957551[source]▶
Uhhhh, not sure about you, but I wouldn't want anything Israeli within 10m of my phone.
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2. tguvot ◴[17 Nov 25 20:07 UTC] No.45957671[source]▶
you probably need to throw away your phone. or something. because never mind of it apple/qualcomm/android/etc - one of R&D centers that all companies have in Israel developed part of it.
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3. thenaturalist ◴[17 Nov 25 20:08 UTC] No.45957675[source]▶
ROFL.

Best step up to your words and throw away your phone then.

All major tech companies and chip manufacturers have R&D and design centers in Israel.

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4. wahnfrieden ◴[17 Nov 25 20:18 UTC] No.45957800[source]▶
The controversy is Israeli remote control over all these phones. Not Israeli R&D contributing to a component.

Edit: I know what they wrote

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5. tguvot ◴[17 Nov 25 20:22 UTC] No.45957841{3}[source]▶
parent said "anything israeli". phones are partially israeli. including baseband firmware and stuff.
6. hersko ◴[17 Nov 25 21:02 UTC] No.45958249[source]▶
Best throw it away then
7. yb303 ◴[17 Nov 25 21:49 UTC] No.45958754[source]▶
If you want to _really_ bar anything of Israeli origin, you should:

- Not use Intel processors, as many are developed in Haifa

- Not use a firewall. It was invented in the IDF.

- Not use Waze. It's Israeli.

- Not use thumb drives. Invented in Israel.

- Not eat cherry tomatoes. Israeli development.

The list goes on and on, but I must add - if you ever suffer a serious head or stomach injury, tell the medics to not use the Israeli bandage.

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8. tredre3 ◴[17 Nov 25 23:17 UTC] No.45959570[source]▶
What does any of that have to do with GP not wanting israeli spyware on his smartphone? Maybe your mention of Waze is tangentially related but that's about it?
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9. DANmode ◴[17 Nov 25 23:43 UTC] No.45959768[source]▶
Is it easy to bake vulns into chips during the design stage only?

Genuine question.

10. o999 ◴[17 Nov 25 23:47 UTC] No.45959790{3}[source]▶
Exactly, I unistalled Waze once I knew it was Israeli, as well as avoided about a dozen of VPN providers acquired by ex-Mossad led Kape Technologies
11. computerex ◴[18 Nov 25 02:02 UTC] No.45960570[source]▶
Let me guess, you think shawarma and hummus are also Israeli inventions. It's insane you are trying to pass off firewall as an IDF invention on hackernews. How wildly inaccurate and tone deaf.
12. computerex ◴[18 Nov 25 02:03 UTC] No.45960579[source]▶
Do you have a source?
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13. computerex ◴[18 Nov 25 02:06 UTC] No.45960601[source]▶
What an insane argument. iPhones are assembled in China, does that mean the iPhone belongs to China? Some companies are bound to have offices in Isn'treal, do pray tell their contributions that are publicly verifiable.
14. tguvot ◴[18 Nov 25 02:26 UTC] No.45960719{3}[source]▶
For what? That all major companies have r&d center (or few) in Israel?

Nvidia for example tripples size of one of the offices now (out of seven i think) and builds new campus in different city

15. keybored ◴[18 Nov 25 22:06 UTC] No.45972867[source]▶
Considering the political context around Israel it is clear that cherry tomatoes being an Israeli development (apparently) is completely irrelevant here.