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01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Both of these were in the USA. The first was with a friend’s purchase, the latter was an article he sent me. It’s been a little while, but I know one was Samsung, but can’t remember the other brand or which was which.

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hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I wouldn’t put it past Samsung to try and force you to have internet access enabled so they can spy on you.

However having additional hardware to directly access the internet via cellular is a bit much. That might have been an Aprils fools article by some IT site.

When Sony tried to install root kits on PCs of folks just trying to watch a movie on a legit purchased DVD there was a quite large shitstorm.

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- 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Not an April fools, but it might have been a plan they (whoever it was) chose to later not follow through with.
  
  I vaguely remember the Sony fiasco.
  
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