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Samsung disables customer phones remotely, holds data hostage until Mexican government stepped in - YouTube (youtu.be)

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[-] PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 51 points 7 months ago

This is why I no longer buy Samsung products. They have a history of doing this and other shady behavior.

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

+1. I bought a high end Samsung tablet. In less than a year they disabled the IR app completely. Their customer support said too bad & fuck you.

Last Samsung I'll ever buy.

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

What are you buying now?

[-] LinuxSBC@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Probably a Pixel. They're pretty good, especially if you install something like GrapheneOS.

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 38 points 7 months ago

Why are you running root everyone is asking.

That's why.

[-] krimson@feddit.nl 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Why does this dude’s face show up in my feed so often is the real issue here.

[-] alphapuggle@programming.dev 76 points 7 months ago

That's Louis Rossman, basically the head of the right to repair movement (nobody's really the head but for most intents and purposes it's this guy)

If you support the right to repair, or even if you don't, it wouldn't hurt to look into his stuff

[-] krimson@feddit.nl 3 points 7 months ago

Okay but I see him in a lot of tech related posts lately, also not about right to repair.

[-] Why9@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

He went up against tech industries by getting the right to repair into law.

Now that the train is fully in motion, he's turned his attention to other shitty things that corporations are doing to inform, educate and sometimes fix.

It's a public service and I'd rather have more of him then internet shills who sell their souls for more ad revenue (advocating for dodgy/bad products which in some cases are outright scams, inflating video lengths to 9 mins so they can get extra revenue etc).

[-] alphapuggle@programming.dev 19 points 7 months ago

He also runs a tech repair shop in New York, I could see him being in a lot of tech stuff you're seeing

[-] tabular@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Formerly New York, now Texas.

[-] alphapuggle@programming.dev 10 points 7 months ago

Oof I need to catch up a bit then, when did that happen?

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago

A year or two ago I think. He sold it off and opened a new shop in Texas after becoming sick and tired of dealing with red tape in NYC, paying fees and taxes etc.

[-] tsz@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah this is pretty much him. Sounds great at first glance but if you spend any time with him he's just another techbro libertarian that thinks he's saving the world. His content is miserable sensationalism that leans so hard on the negative that I genuinely get depressed watching it now. I can't take anything he says at face value, it all feels cynical or coded libertarianist nonsense now.

[-] braxy29@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

agreed. big fan of his work on right-to-repair, but find his libertarian pov tiresome.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 5 points 7 months ago

How is Texas an improvement though

[-] braxy29@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

supposedly we're super business/small business friendly. not a business owner, but i expect there are significantly fewer fees and very significantly lower taxes for someone doing business here compared to new york. also a lot less regulation.

it's the same reason a lot of big businesses come here.

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[-] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 23 points 7 months ago

He has a youtube channel that talks about the latest developments in the tech industry. Seems a lot of people like his videos. Its not an "issue" unless you make it one

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[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 20 points 7 months ago

is there a TLDW for the people who can't watch videos?

[-] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

Yes.

https://eightify.app/summary/technology-and-society/samsung-s-remote-phone-disablement-sparks-mexican-government-intervention

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

thank you, that article is wow, yea cementing the fact after my s20+ fails I will be jumping brands

[-] plague_sapiens@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Get a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS. First Smartphone/OS combo I really enjoy, mostly because this device is fucking secure. I just can't bare non-updatabe CFWs, long forgotten branded roms and Google services...

[-] ianovic69@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago

Is there any alternative to GrapheneOS for non Pixels?

Also, would installing GrapheneOS on a Pixel void the warranty? Does that include a carrier warranty?

And would it affect charging speed?

Sorry for the questions, I'm considering how to be more secure and give away less of my data. It means a new phone though.

[-] plague_sapiens@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

LineageOS or CalyxOS. But Pixels are ass cheap. Bought a used 4a for 150 bucks.

U can recover everything.

Charging speed no, only if bugged, but had no huge problems with GrapheneOS yet. Doubt there will be, cause their work is godlike.

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[-] toroknos_07@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

Thanks

Just another thing to add to the reasons i dont want a samsung device pile

[-] jimbolauski@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I'm hopping by the time I need my next phone Linux phones will be ready.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

"Hey guys, newbie here, just wondering what distro I should go with for my phone. I mainly want to game and use Microsoft Office 365."

[-] simonced@lemmy.one 2 points 7 months ago

Nostradamus, is that you?

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[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Wow, that site is borderline magical.

Anyway, it’s funny to see how big companies can’t handle the global nature of today’s economy or even the global nature of the Internet.

[-] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Also is there an audio recording for the people who can't read?

[-] goldisgood4u@lemmings.world 12 points 7 months ago

also is there an interpretive dance summarizing the main points for those of us that struggle with specificity but thrive on abstraction?

[-] Sargteapot@lemmy.nz 4 points 7 months ago

Is there a smoke signal nearby for us who can't use the internet?

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

How about a cave with some art on the wall I could visit on my own time? I hate it when someone interrupts my phone information smoke signals (or smokies as the kids call them these days) and when you miss a puff or two it's impossible to find your place again.

[-] Quereller@lemmy.one 19 points 7 months ago

Now think that happens to your shiny new car.

[-] SimonSaysStuff@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

This sort of thing needs stopped before it gets out of hand.

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[-] mmagod@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

not samsung.. 😢

i'm at a standstill on deciding which phone to purchase next. i currently have the pixel 6 and i'm actually disappointed with it. the phone is too buggy and im tired of google's bs.

[-] iamak@infosec.pub 2 points 7 months ago

Try flashing GrapheneOS if you're comfortable with it?

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[-] crackajack@reddthat.com 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Next time someone comes across a libertarian, add this to your long list of examples as to why the ideology is a terrible idea and present it.

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[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

im stuck on a Samsung galaxy a 32 that doesn't seem ro get uptates anymore

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