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Motorola contains spyware - GrapheneOS censored it (codeberg.org)
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[โ€“] XLE@piefed.social 12 points 3 days ago

I'm curious if anybody read the article and had a convincing point from it.

I scrolled down and was greeted with paragraphs about other phone manufacturers and carriers unrelated to Motorola. Not only is it slop, but additionally the author either doesn't trust their own evidence enough to keep it concise... or, worse, they didn't even bother to read it.

Samsung Electronics โ†’ Samsung Group Samsung is a South Korean conglomerate. While it is independent of Chinese state influence, Samsung ships its own extensive telemetry framework (Knox, Samsung Ads) on every device, and its carrier-customized firmware for prepaid devices includes its own extensive set of un-removable bloatware.

Digital Turbine, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPS) is an Austin, Texas-based publicly traded company. It operates the "Ignite" platform (com.dti.tracfone). Their business model relies on carrier contracts where providers like Verizon/TracFone allow Digital Turbine to preinstall software, charging app developers to silently drop applications onto devices as high-yield advertising delivery vehicles.